“A bit like they were talking in the pub after 10 pints” – Liverpool throw-in coach responds to Andy Gray jibes

Andy Robertson

Gronnemark was appointed to Jurgen Klopp’s first-team staff last summer and has since agreed to stay for a third season at Anfield.

But at the time, Gray disregarded the move on beIN SPORTS, saying: "I’m sorry, a throw-in coach? Here’s the ball, pick it up with both hands, take it behind your head and throw it with both feet on the ground. I’ve got a new one for you – I want to be the first kick-off coach.”

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.