Eriksson embraces emotional Anfield moment

Liverpool fan will take charge of legends team against Ajax.

SAVOURING THE MOMENT: Former England manager Sven-Goran Erikssen during a press conference at the AXA Training Centre, Liverpool. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Sven-Göran Eriksson has described the opportunity to take charge of a Liverpool legends team in a charity match at Anfield on Saturday as a “dream” and revealed he held discussions about managing the club for real “many years ago”.

Eriksson will oversee Liverpool Legends against their counterparts from Ajax in a fixture aimed at raising money for the LFC Foundation, the club’s official charity, which delivers a variety of education programmes and supports projects aimed at ­tackling social issues, including youth employment, in the city.