‘When playing each other, you stop talking’: Andoni Iraola Ready to Face Childhood Friend Xabi Alonso
Key Highlights The Carabao Cup clash between Liverpool and Chelsea sets up a managerial face-off between childhood friends Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso. Both Iraola and Alonso, alongside Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, originate from the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. The managerial pair began their footballing journeys sharing the pitch as youth players for the amateur ...