Compared to the usual ramshackle friendly/exhibition matches I really liked the mix we had yesterday, at least in the first half - a couple of recently retired pros who can still keep up with the pace (ish), a couple of up and coming kids, and the core of the current first team. It makes for a good spectacle, and there's even a chance that some of the current players might benefit in a tiny way from mixing with a couple of well-regarded stars from the recent past. Next year we cold have Kuyt and Xabi. Not bad.
Including McManaman was a mistake, though, he looked absolutely shattered, and even though he was playing for us again he still wouldn't refer to LFC as 'us' or 'we' after the game, the bluenosed bleep.