Liverpool's new owner John W Henry visited Anfield on Saturday afternoon and then dropped in on training to give the players an insight into his plans to restore the team to one of the greatest in Europe.
Henry, along with fellow New England Sports Ventures chief Tom Werner, held their first meeting with Roy Hodgson's squad and said: "We want to make Liverpool a winning club again."
Henry and Werner made it clear that nothing was on the line in Sunday's Merseyside derby against Everton and reiterated their intention to repeat their feat of resurrecting the fortunes of a struggling club, as they did at the Boston Red Sox.
An inside source told ESPNsoccernet: "Everything was very positive in the first meeting with the players and the manager. The new owners had lunch with the players after their training sessions, and both John and Tom had their say, and made their ambitions for the club clear.
"It was very relaxing and there were some good conversations with the players. It had a getting- to-know-you type of feel to it, and the players were very responsive to what they heard, and in fact the players showed their appreciation; there was a warm reception for the new owners.
"There will be a much more workmanlike meeting going on, on Monday, with the new owners."
Henry will not be at Sunday's Merseyside derby but is expected to make his first appearance at a Liverpool match when they host Blackburn Rovers next Sunday.
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