🎥 Liverpool icon marks return to Anfield with goal in Legends game 🙌

Thiago Alcantara only played 98 games for Liverpool before being forced to retire in 2024 due to a series of injuries suffered throughout his career.

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Today, he returned and scored within six minutes to give the Reds the lead in their Legends game with Borussia Dortmund.

The 34-year-old played the ball to Ryan Babel, darted into the box and received a return pass from the Dutchman. He then brilliantly finished from a very tight angle past Roman Weidenfeller.

Added to the three he scored in his four years in red, all four of his goals have now come at Anfield.

– Saturday, 28 March 2026

Many watching fans might wonder whether the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich man could still do a job in midfield, especially as they watch him combine with Steven Gerrard in a fantasy pairing.

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