New Premier League manager admits he actually grew up as a Liverpool fan and explains why

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Liverpool are one of the world’s most well-known football clubs.

The Reds have been a dominant force in the world of football for as long as many can remember, with Jurgen Klopp’s reign seen as one of the best in recent memory.

Since his resignation, Arne Slot has come in and managed to win the Premier League title at the first time of asking, further cementing the Anfield outfit as one of the best clubs in the world.

Of course, with all this praise will come a lot of fans, and now, Brentford’s manager, Keith Andrews, has admitted that when he was younger, he supported Liverpool for one key reason.

Keith Andrews supported Liverpool when he was a kid because of the Irish players among their ranks

Although things haven’t gone all that well for Liverpool over the last week or so, it’s clear that there’s still plenty of quality among their ranks to put up a real fight for the Premier League title.

They’re currently sitting in first place, with second-placed Arsenal now just two points behind them.

Saturday’s game against Chelsea could be make or break for the club, with a loss potentially resulting in them getting taken over by the Gunners.

However, with the amount of support from fans that Liverpool are likely to get against the Blues on Saturday, it feels like a win is on the horizon.

And, while speaking in an interview with The Times, Andrews shared why he himself was a Liverpool supporter when he was younger.

“The Irish national team were my heroes,” he said.

“I only ever wanted to play for Ireland. I supported Liverpool as a kid because there were loads of Irish players in the Liverpool team in the 80s.

“But I didn’t want to play for Liverpool, I wanted to play for Ireland.”

Liverpool have a tough run of fixtures over the next few weeks

Although most Liverpool fans expected their team to easily win against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray over the last seven days, that evidently wasn’t the case.

Things have gone from bad to worse at Anfield with the performances of Ibrahima Konate becoming a real cause for concern.

Their game against Chelsea on Saturday evening isn’t likely to be a walk in the park either, with Enzo Maresca’s men also looking to earn three points.

Indeed, the international break is now just around the corner, but with their next games after the break coming against Manchester United and Brentford, it’s going to be a tough few weeks for Liverpool.

Brentford, for example, are coming off the back of a 3-1 win against United, and even though they have to face Manchester City and West Ham before Liverpool, that doesn’t mean they won’t be up to the challenge.

Here’s hoping that Saturday’s game against Chelsea sets the tone for the future and Liverpool manage to get back to winning ways.