“The motto ‘This is Anfield’ is no marketing spin. There’s something about it that you will find in no other stadium in the world. They score a goal and over the next five minutes you feel that you’ll receive another four. You feel small and the rival players seem to be all over you.” Pep Guardiola, July 2019

In the corridor leading to the dressing rooms at Anfield, a number of inspirational quotations line the walls and if Liverpool were feeling cheeky they could arrange for the decorators to pay a visit before Sunday’s game with Manchester City.

What better sight to greet their rivals than the Catalan’s words — in red — lauding the arena as everything their own ground is not. No social-media