Why Luca Stephenson could only play for Dundee United and a "clear" message from the Liverpool manager

 

On Sunday, Stephenson made his first appearance at Tannadice during his second stay there. Luca Stephenson was playing for United again. Stephenson was playing for United again.

Luca Stephenson is sure that Dundee United was the only team that offered him a chance to go on loan once more.

 Last season, Stephenson, 21, had a fantastic season on loan with the Tangerines, playing a variety of roles and winning United's young player of the year title. 

 Before participating fully in the Reds' most recent preseason schedule, he returned too soon to his parent club, Liverpool, for surgery on a double hernia.

Gaffer, Tannadice Although Jim Goodwin was open about wanting to get Stephenson back north, it turned out to be a waiting game as interest in his services grew as a result of his performances with the Terrors.

 Anxious Arabs pondered whether they would ever see the well-liked Wearsider again during this time. 

 He did, however, sign a new season-long loan last week, and seeing him in United colours brightened a dismal Sunday afternoon in Kilmarnock.

"I really didn't pay any attention to anything because I was away in Asia with Liverpool for a couple of weeks during pre-season," Stephenson added. 

 However, everything happened in a matter of days as soon as I was informed that I could get myself back out on loan once more. 

 The only thing that crossed my mind was Dundee United. "Having fun and playing games is the most essential thing when you're on loan. It's not easy being on loan, so I wanted to live in a place where I felt content and at ease.

 "I spoke to the gaffer (Jim Goodwin) and had a few phone conversations with a few people," he continued.

Vicko (Sevelj) and a few other people texted me quite a bit to check on me and to see if they would ever see me again.

 I simply advised them to exercise a little patience. For Stephenson, the response from fans "meant the world."

 Although Stephenson's teammates and coaching staff were thrilled to see him again, the reception he received from devoted Arabs was far more impressive. 

 When he was introduced to the supporters at Tannadice on Thursday before the game against Rapid Vienna began, he was given a wild reception. In the first minute in Ayrshire, the travelling fans then performed a serenade.

Last season, Dundee United's young player of the year was Luca Stephenson. Picture: SNS He went added, "It means a lot; not just for me, but my parents (Paul and Kirsty) were in the crowd on Sunday." 

 For them, hearing it and witnessing that reception likely meant much more. "It was a truly unique sound when I was reintroduced to the fans on Thursday."

 "It means the world to me to receive that kind of reception from the fans, even though there is a lot going on in the football world—talk about money here, money there."

Stephenson comes to United in a positive frame of mind despite being aware of the team's poor performance over the weekend, calling the 2-1 loss "just not good enough."

 "Liverpool don't just hand them out," he wrote in his new deal with the Reds. And during a summer when he was sent to Asia with the main squad, he lined up against Athletic Bilbao, Milan, Preston, and Stoke.

 It's obvious that Arne Slot thinks Stephenson has potential, and the Premier League-winning strategist strongly supported the player's return to Scotland. 

 Stephenson went on, "I talked to Slot, the manager, during the summer while we were away, and he watched a lot of me last year, whether it was clips or live games on Sky."

He seemed to like how I performed last year and supported my return. "The message was very clear; go and do the same – and step up another level, if it's possible." 

He had noticed another improvement from me when I returned to preseason. Earlier this month, Luca Stephenson played for Liverpool versus Athletic Club of Bilbao. 

 Earlier this month, Stephenson was in top form for Liverpool against Athletic Club of Bilbao. Picture: Shutterstock. Going in with players of that calibre may occasionally be a bit of an eye-opener, he continued.

"You go back to Liverpool and realise there are other levels of the game that I can take myself, even though I thought I had a good season up here." 

 "The six weeks I spent with them during pre-season taught me a lot." The driven Stephenson went on to discuss his broader future at Anfield, saying, "I want to kick on, be ambitious, and hopefully earn another contract." "There's no justification for stopping there."

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