Nine years after he first left Anfield, Jay Spearing has made a shock return to Liverpool.
A graduate of the club's youth academy, midfielder Spearing first joined the Reds at the age of 10. Eventually breaking into the senior side, he went on to make 55 appearances for the first-team, including a start in the 2012 FA Cup final.
Spearing would depart for Bolton the following year, before going on to represent Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers.
The 33-year-old's time at Prenton Park came to an end earlier this summer, but he's quickly found a new role as a full-time coach for the Liverpool U18s side.
As part of a statement confirming Spearing's second stint at the club, Liverpool revealed that their new coach would be "eligible to play for the U21s to provide experience to the young players."
However, while the club is certainly familiar to Spearing, the majority of the senior squad won't be.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 05: Jay Spearing of Liverpool tackles Mousa Dembele of Fulham leading to his red card during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage on December 5, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
Last making a first-team appearance for Liverpool on August 23 2012 during the reign of Brendan Rodgers, Spearing played 67 minutes of a Europa League qualifying play-off tie at Hearts.
It's no secret that current Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has drastically transformed the club's fortunes since arriving at Anfield, but you really get a sense of just how far the Reds have come in the last decade when you look at the XI that Spearing was a part of in the final match of his first spell at the club.
Liverpool's starting XI in Jay Spearing's last match for the club (v Hearts, August 23, 2012)
GK: Pepe Reina
The Spanish shot-stopper departed the club after 396 appearances in August 2014.
Spells at Bayern Munich, Napoli, AC Milan and Aston Villa followed. Reina is currently at Lazio.
LONDON - OCTOBER 04: Jose Reina of Liverpool in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on October 4, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LB: Jack Robinson
Robinson's entire Liverpool career lasted a total of only 11 games.
The former England U21 international now plies his trade in the Championship with Sheffield United.
CB: Jamie Carragher
An Anfield legend, Carragher retired at the end of the 2012/13 season, having pulled on a Liverpool jersey an astonishing 737 times.
Now regularly seen winding up Gary Neville and Micah Richards in various television punditry roles.
CB: Daniel Agger
The former Danish international enjoyed 232 senior outings on Merseyside between 2006 and 2014.
He would hang up his boots two years later, going on to build quite the lucrative post-football career for himself.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Daniel Agger of Liverpool gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Portsmouth at Anfield on March 15, 2010 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
RB: Martin Kelly
Kelly made 62 appearances for his hometown club, before leaving for Crystal Palace in 2014. He's still under contract at Selhurst Park eight years later.
DM: Jordan Henderson
The only player in this line-up who still calls Anfield home (prior to Spearing's comeback), current Liverpool captain Henderson has raised pretty much every trophy available to the Reds - with the ironic exception of the Europa League.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Jordan Henderson of Liverpool holds the Premier League Trophy aloft along side Mohamed Salah as they celebrate winning the League during the presentation ceremony of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield on July 22, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
CM: Charlie Adam
Adam spent just over one season at Liverpool, making 37 appearances for the club. He did manage to win the League Cup during his short time with the Reds.
The midfielder now plays for boyhood club Dundee - and went viral for a truly shocking piece of simulation back in April.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 23: Darren Barr of Hearts competes with Charlie Adam of Liverpool during UEFA Europa League play-off first leg match between Hearts and Liverpool at Tynecastle Stadium on August 23, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
CM: Jay Spearing
Replaced by Joe Allen with 23 minutes remaining at Tynecastle.
Allen left for Stoke in July 2016 - after 132 making appearances for Liverpool. He remains with the Championship club today.
LW: Raheem Sterling
For most that depart Liverpool, their career hasn't tended to go on an upward trajectory.
That's not the case for Sterling, though, who is very much the exception to the rule.
His move to Manchester City in 2015 proved to be a major success for the England winger. He's since gone on to win four Premier League titles at the Etihad Stadium.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 23: Raheem Sterling of Liverpool competes with Ryan McGowan of Hearts during the Hearts v Liverpool UEFA Europa League play-off round match at Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh on August 23, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
RW: Jonjo Shelvey
Shelvey's three-season, 69-game spell at Liverpool didn't exactly blow anyone away. He moved on in 2013, signing for Swansea.
The six-time England-capped midfielder now represents Newcastle United in the Premier League.
CF: Fabio Borini
Liverpool's modern-day attack is an embarrassment of riches.
Even after parting ways with Sadio Mane and Divock Origi this summer, Klopp still has the likes of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and new signing Darwin Nunez to call upon.
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 04: Fabio Borini of Liverpool FC laughs during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Real Madrid CF and Liverpool FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 4, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Borini only managed three goals in 38 games for Liverpool, but did excel on loan at Sunderland, meaning the Anfield club still somehow recouped much of his £10.5 million purchase price.
The Italian currently plays for Turkish outfit Fatih Karagümrük.
For the record, Liverpool required an own-goal from Hearts' Andy Webster to emerge with a 1-0 victory on the night. Times really have changed significantly.
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