Why does borini wear 29

Borini, 21, worked with Rodgers at the Chelsea academy and on loan at Swansea in March I'm proud to be here," said Borini. The former Bologna player will wear the number 29 shirt. Borini entered the action in the 71st minute and scored only two minutes later, toe-poking a well placed finish into the far corner after being teed up by Stewart Downing.

The goal marked his first in the Premier League for Liverpool. After an underwhelming pre-season , Borini's first foray into competitive action in the new season was in the U21s match against Manchester United on 19 August Borini impressed in the match, netting two goals- the first a free kick, and the second a goal from a tight angle after he had rounded 'keeper Ben Amos.

He struggled to receive game time with the first team in the early phase of the season however, and with the recruitment of forwards Iago Aspas and Victor Moses , he was allowed to leave the club on a season-long loan to Sunderland on 2 September He returned at the end of the season and played in Liverpool's post-season friendly against Shamrock Rovers on 14 May In a win, Borini netted Liverpool's second with a well-placed finish across the goal.

After the match, he received praise from Brendan Rodgers, who said Liverpool had 'got back a better player' following the Italian's loan. Rodgers encouraged Borini to move and accept the opportunity to play regular first team football, however Borini stood firm and remained a Liverpool player at the close of the transfer window. Injury to Daniel Sturridge gave Borini his opportunity in the team eary in the season, and he made his first competitive appearance since the season for Liverpool on 13 September , appearing as a second half substitute in Liverpool's home defeat to Aston Villa.

He then made his first start for Liverpool since March in Liverpool's away tie with West Ham on 20 September, however he was unable to prevent the Reds slipping to a defeat. His performance was widely praised, and although he couldn't get on the scoresheet himself, he did provide the cross for Mario Balotelli to score, and help Liverpool on their way to a win.

He came off the bench in a win versus Gunners. After just one more game the midfielder was loaned to Swindon Town for a short period of less than 2 months. Performing well on loan provided him more chances to play for Liverpool but could not impress much for the merseysiders.

In his second season, Thompson switched shirt number to He made 48 appearances for the reds and scored 5 goals in his 4 years stint before leaving for Coventry City in The American goalie signed for Liverpool in and made his first appearance versus Villa in Friedel also acquired No. In his three years spell, Friedel only made 25 league appearances for the reds as a second choice goal keeper in presence of David James and Sander Westerveld.

He left Liverpool for Blackburn Rovers on a free transfer in and currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur. Wright signed for Liverpool as a teenage boy in but played his first game for the Anfield club in November I hope to achieve the maximum I can, by scoring goals, getting into the Champions League and all of the things the club also wants - and all the other players," ESPN quoted Borini as saying.

The Reds were linked strongly to the forward in recent weeks and the transfer was widely expected. Borini has worked with Rodgers previously - during his time at Chelsea and also during a loan spell with Swansea City in early The youngster was particularly impressive in his latter spell, scoring six times in nine games.

Borini admitted an opportunity to reunite with Rodgers played an important part in his decision to move to Liverpool. I wouldn't say it was the key, but most of it came from him.