Sissoko moved from Valencia CF to Liverpool F.C. in the summer of 2005 for a fee reported to be £6m. He had been expected to sign for Liverpool’s rivals Everton but ultimately plumped for the opportunity to work again with former Valencia boss, Rafael Benítez.
Benitez rates him highly and believes potentially Sissoko could eventually become a better player than ex-Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira.
He suffered a potentially serious eye injury in the Champions League clash in Benfica, but made a remarkable recovery to be back in action after just a month on the sidelines. Sissoko made a recovery and returned in the 6th round of the FA Cup against Birmingham City where Liverpool won the game 7-0.
The 2006–07 season got off to a flying start for Sissoko with victory for Liverpool in the FA Community Shield and Sissoko taking the man-of-the-match award.
After 63 appearances he is yet to score for the club, though!
- RMP, April 2007
Player Song:
He’s magic, ya know
You’ll never get past Sissoko
(Repeat)
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