Alex Inglethorpe: AXA Training Centre is designed to represent the city

Alex Inglethorpe has outlined how the cultural qualities of the city of Liverpool influenced the design of the AXA Training Centre.

The club’s Academy manager played a significant role in the planning process behind the state-of-the-art facility in Kirkby, which was officially opened on Tuesday.

During an interview for LFCTV’s forthcoming documentary, A New Beginning: Building the AXA Training Centre, Inglethorpe explains that ‘what the city stands for’ was a key consideration before decisions were made regarding how the new complex should look and feel.

“Clearly I’m not a Scouser, but I’ve lived here long enough now to have a better understanding of the city,” Inglethorpe notes.

“It’s a bit…