Xherdan Shaqiri was one of four new faces to come into Anfield over the summer and the Reds have found yet another reason to love their Swiss winger as according to Blick, the 26-year-old rejected an offer from Manchester United to join Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.
Jose Mourinho was keen to bring Xherdan Shaqiri to Old Trafford, but the Swiss international immediately decided to join Liverpool, despite being aware of United’s interest. [@Blickch]
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) August 13, 2018
The move that Shaqiri made from Stoke to Liverpool is looking like being a really successful one. The Swiss winger had been accused of being lazy and inconsistent in his Stoke City days and Jurgen Klopp will be keen to knock that out of him as soon as he can. But the fact that he’s at Anfield despite the interest from Old Trafford over the summer has made the Reds appreciate him even more.
On Shaqiri’s first appearance in a Liverpool shirt, he scored a sublime overhead kick against Manchester United in the International Champions Cup and that will have been a massive kick in the teeth for Jose Mourinho. Alongside other new boys Fabinho, Alisson Becker and Naby Keita, Shaqiri will be confident of achieving something special at Anfield and winning the Premier League isn’t an unrealistic target.
You can read the Kopites’ opinions on the news that Shaqiri rejected United here:
And this is why…. pic.twitter.com/COX16adyYl
— KP (@appydaze70) 13 August 2018
https://twitter.com/salim_garwan/status/1029083146673893376
— Archie (@ArchiieLFC) August 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/Asap_Behnam/status/1029122929806778368
— James Convery
