Lucas Leiva insists he is relishing the prospect of being reunited with a host of former teammates when the Anfield All-Star charity game gets underway on Sunday afternoon.
He’ll be joined by the likes of former Reds Alvaro Arbeloa and Pepe Reina, while within the opposition’s ranks will be Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez and Ryan Babel. See the full line-ups here.
Asked specifically about the prospect of meeting up with Suarez, Lucas told Liverpoolfc.com: “We still keep in touch sometimes, but there are other players like Xabi, who I keep in touch with, Pepe and Arbeloa and Babel.