Jürgen Klopp pays tribute to Adam Lallana during his notes for tonight's official matchday programme.
Lallana will visit Anfield as an opposing player for the first time since his six-year Liverpool career came to an end last summer when Brighton & Hove Albion take on the Reds this evening.
The midfielder remains a universally popular figure among his former teammates and colleagues at the AXA Training Centre - and Klopp writes in glowing terms about a man who won four major trophies while making 178 appearances for the club.
“Our visitors today have many talented players but there is one we are very familiar with at LFC,” the boss says.