Lazio midfielder Lucas Leiva is delighted seeing former club Liverpool winning silverware.
The Brazilian midfielder plied his trade for the Reds for a decade before seeking pastures new in 2017 - two years into the Jurgen Klopp revolution.
“When I left the club I was 100 percent sure a great moment was coming. You could feel [it]," Lucas told LFCTV.
“I could feel that things were changing. I was sure it would come but you never know when, because you're playing against so many good teams. It's not easy to predict.
“But I could feel that Liverpool were going to come back, winning important things. Of course, the Premier League was always the first target, let's say, every season. I could feel that, yes.
“When he arrived, for me it was a new start. That's how I felt. Slowly, I started to understand more the way he wanted us to play. Of course, I played in different positions.
“He was a great manager for me, I learned a lot.
"I played for him for two years, two seasons, but it was enough to learn a lot and also understand that the way he wanted to play, maybe for me was going to be more difficult.
“That's why we have this great relationship until today – because he always treated me with so much respect and I tried to do the same."
