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Love at first sight as Grujic stands tall in Liverpool bow

The £5.1 million recruit, who was the first player Jurgen Klopp signed as Reds boss, was the standout star in the 5-0 victory against the Cod Army

It was only a pre-season friendly. It was only a 45-minute run out. And it was only against Fleetwood. But the first viewing of Marko Grujic in a Liverpool shirt was absorbing.

The Serbian starlet, recruited from Red Star Belgrade for 5.1 million pounds ($6.7 million), had to wait a long time before he could line up for Jurgen Klopp.

He was signed in January, but remained at his boyhood club on loan until the end of the season to help it clinch the SuperLiga title.