Former Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch has revealed what he believes makes Liverpool a special football club.
Crouch signed for Liverpool from Southampton for a fee of around £7 million back in the summer of 2005, bringing an end to his one year spell with the south coast club.
In the several years that he spent on Merseyside, Crouch would make over 130 appearances for the Reds and would hit the back of the net on 42 occasions across all competitions.
He was a member of the 2005-05 FA Cup winning squad, although that would prove to be the only major honour that he won during his spell at the club.
Crouch’s time at Liverpool came to an end in the summer of 2008 when it was announced that he had sealed a return to Portsmouth in a deal worth up to £11 million.
Speaking on The Managers podcast, Crouch spoke fondly of his time at Liverpool and when asked what makes the club special, he was definitive in his response.
“The history. I remember walking into Anfield with my Dad, both big football people, and we walked into the trophy room. We see the European Cups, the memories on the wall. You think about the sign, the pitch, what’s happened there previously. You get that aura around the place.”
Ultimately, Liverpool’s greatness lies in its long and storied history. Crouch felt it the moment he stepped into Anfield, and that timeless feeling keeps the club special to this very day.
