The Reds recorded a rousing 3-0 win over Manchester City on another epic European night on Merseyside, the visitors swept away by a tide of emotion
Ok, so now do you understand? Now do you understand why Jurgen Klopp said that while Lionel Messi's Barcelona were in action against Roma at the same time, Liverpool against Manchester City was the Champions League tie to watch on Wednesday night.
Now do you understand what this Liverpool team is becoming? Now do you understand what Anfield is all about, what it does to red shirts, red minds and red hearts?
Pep Guardiola does. Manchester City do. Better than anyone else. They lost their unbeaten Premier League record on Merseyside in January; now their hopes of conquering Europe have been left hanging by a thread after a stunning 3-0 loss.
Ahead of this quarter-final first-leg showdown, we had been promised something special – and boy did we get it. This was a night that will sit comfortably alongside the great Anfield occasions, for certain. To Inter Milan, St Etienne, Roma, Olympiacos, Juventus, Arsenal, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal, we can add the name Manchester City. What a night!
The top line is that Liverpool can almost reach out and grab a semi-final spot. Of all the pre-match predictions from Reds fans, few would have dared ask for this. Three goals and a clean sheet against a team like this? Dreamland.
Great post, @ige25
I've been understanding for around 40 years! ;) When I look back to 2005, as much as I thought we could do it (and I went to Anfield for the Olympiakos game), I knew tough times would long be on the horizon with Rafa and the then owners in particular. Rafa's strategical brilliance got us punching above our weight and we had some great CL runs back then (with the second final of course). It was just embarrassing what was happening at home in the prem.
What Klopp and the current owners have done is even more remarkable, though. We haven't been this well put-together for a quarter of a century. We now have an attack that's up there with Dalglish and Rush! :D
And Anfield is the ace up the sleeve, isn't it?
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