Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Friday, February 24.
FSG have no need to apologise as Liverpool critics miss the point
It's almost as though most people haven't been paying much attention to Liverpool this season.
The fallout to the record-breaking Champions League humbling at home to Real Madrid has seen the great and the not-so-good line up to opine on what's happened to the Reds this season.
But their suggestion the 5-2 defeat in the round of 16 first leg signifies the end of the era is incorrect. That particular boat sailed once the final whistle went in the most recent previous meeting with Real back in Paris last May. And Jurgen Klopp had already hinted heavily before then at the transformation that was to come.
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Still, it nevertheless has come as a surprise to many, perhaps shielding the painful reality that has long dawned on Liverpool supporters who have had to adjust their expectations accordingly throughout a season that has offered little in way of encouragement.FSG have no need to apologise as Liverpool critics miss the point
Josko Gvardiol could be one of three answers to Liverpool's Joel Matip question
Following over three months of endless speculation, John W Henry's public confirmation on Monday afternoon that Fenway Sports Group have no plans to sell Liverpool Football Club was a welcome one.
Since The Athletic first broke the news of the Boston-based group's desire to welcome partial investment to Merseyside on November 7, there has been a sense of uncertainty tailing the Reds' efforts on the pitch at Anfield. However, the recent much-needed transparency gives Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool the opportunity to plan ahead for this summer's transfer window with some vital reassurance.
As it happens, June, July and August will perhaps be the biggest months of the German's tenure as he draws up plans to rebuild a second great Liverpool side after an underwhelming Premier League campaign has highlighted some substantial flaws within his side that were possibly hidden during the Reds' hunt for quadruple glory last term.
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