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New Liverpool wonderkid explains his unusual squad number request…
Published 10:05 31 Jan 2016 GMT
Updated 10:06 31 Jan 2016 GMT
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This is probably a sensible move from Marko Grujic.
Despite wearing the No.8 shirt for Red Star Belgrade - where he has returned on loan after becoming Jurgen Klopp's first Liverpool signing - the 19-year-old is planning to choose No.35 or No.88 at Anfield next season. Grujic, who was recently named the 20th best under-20 player in the world, told a Serbian journalist that he doesn't want the pressure of emulating Steven Gerrard in the No.8 jersey. https://twitter.com/vlstastevanovic/status/693445681495805952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/vlstastevanovic/status/693445991782031360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/vlstastevanovic/status/693446250843258880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw It's a smart move in our opinion, as the weight of following in Gerrard's footsteps would be enough to crush even the most experienced of players.Explore more on these topics:
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