Stephen ‘The Devil’ French sat next to Sakho and Benteke. (Picture: Sky Sports)

Liverpool fans are asking why notorious criminal Stephen French was pictured sitting alongside the first team players at Anfield during their 1-0 win over Bournemouth.

The Liverpool Echo claim that French picked up the nickname ‘The Devil’ because he struck such fear into the drug dealers he taxed and tortured.

French was jailed as recently as 2013 when he was locked up for a ‘city centre gun showdown’ after pistol-whipping a business man before ditching the imitation gun and machete after a money dispute – the incident managed to shut down Liverpool city centre, reports say.

And supporters of the Reds were shocked to discover that French was casually sitting alongside the likes of Mamadou Sakho, Christian Benteke and Emre Can in the VIP section of Anfield.




A man who wished to remain anonymous told the Liverpool Echo: ‘My 14-year-old son is at that match and there’s Stephen French who has said half a dozen people want to kill him.

‘What if someone takes a shot at him?

‘I think it’s disgusting he’s allowed to be there. Someone should tell Klopp.’

Stephen French mixing with the players now? Explains the fookin injury issues of late!! — Anfield Pulse (@AnfieldPulse) October 28, 2015

Are my eyes playing tricks on me or have I just seen Stephen French in a box with Sakho and Benteke ??? — Jay Johnson (@JayJohnson_1) October 28, 2015

Stephen French and Mamadou Sakho is an absolutely terrifying duo pic.twitter.com/GeAJBT20zt — Steven Carson (@StefanoHairon) October 28, 2015

Stephen French was on Danny Dyers deadliest men now he's sat in a directors box next to #LFC deadliest man. The beast Sakho. — AJN. ✨✨ (@AndrewJNicholls) October 28, 2015

reckon stephen french was the one who went missing in anfield yesterday ? — ❤️ (@officialkettle) October 28, 2015