Inside Luis Diaz's Liverpool resurgence: How a tactical tweak from Arne Slot has transformed Colombian's fortunes...
with a little help from an Everton cult hero! Join Mail+ for more exclusive scoops, in-depth reporting and analysis from inside the Liverpool camp Luis Diaz has started the season in tremendous form under new boss Arne Slot By Lewis Steele Published: 02:00 BST, 2 October 2024 | Updated: 02:00 BST, 2 October 2024 e-mail 14 shares View comments It might be a fortnightly occurrence in 2024 but the scene is a stunned Old Trafford last month. Luis Diaz had just scored two goals in seven minutes to put Liverpool firmly in control of Arne Slot ’s first trip to bitter rivals Manchester United , leaving home fans speechless again. Up in the away corner, those who made the short jaunt to Manchester from Merseyside were beginning a journey through the full repertoire of chants from the Kop songbook.
No anthem was belted out with more ferocity than their ode to Diaz. ‘His name is Lucho, he came from Porto,’ it goes, to the tune of Bella Ciao, the folk song dedicated to the partisans of the Italian resistance. ‘He came to score, came to score.
.. came to score, score, score.
He’s Luis Diaz, he’s from Barrancas...
and he plays for Liverpool.’ It is the sort of catchy, toe-tapping chant that will stick in fans’ heads for the rest of the day, the sort you find yourself accidentally singing along to under your breath when walking around the house. And how Liverpo.
