Wataru Endo was certainly the least heralded of Liverpool’s signings last summer. The veteran Japanese international was seen as an emergency stop-gap for the holding midfield role, and a player ...

People Wearing Mouth Guards No players wearing a mouth guard (Endo) lost a tooth this match. Just sayin’. People Who Like The Magic of the Cup Last place team in the Championship beating the top ...

The setting for Wataru Endo to make his first Premier League start ... he was greeted by the sight of Chelsea’s players forming a guard of honour for the Premier League champions.

Wataru Endo made his first Premier League start of the season as champions Liverpool faced Chelsea, receiving a guard of honour from the very players whose rejections led to his signing.

Fast forward two years and Endo is a Premier League champion and a Reds cult hero. On Sunday, he’ll receive a guard of honour at Stamford Bridge - and to either side, he’ll be applauded by two ...