I couldn't have had anything better to read with my first Saturday morning cuppa than a beautiful classic Yorky article.
Thanks mate, thoroughly appreciate it.
As for Anfield. If ever a team needed that famous 12th man….
In the last few years this game seems to intensify the noise more than any I recall for a long time. Any City possession will be met with vociferous tribal whistles.
Anfield can be a weird place at times, no more so than on Tuesday against Genk, but there's no wondering about Sunday, you can absolutely guarantee the Kop will smoother City with a deafening fear. And they don't like it. You can sense it, they'll attempt to play through it and they'll have they're mandatory good ten minutes of dangerous possession, but ultimately they'll be sloppy in the environment they hate most. They must fucking dread coming here.
As for the team. Tenacity, nous and a bit of clinical finishing should see off City.
It's just a matter of which 2 plays with Fabinho. This time last week I dreamt of an attacking Keita, but now one has to be Ox. I'd go for Gini as the 3rd with Henderson's energy replacing him on 70. We're becoming a team of hero's - whose turn is it this week.
It's gonna be a something 1. Not a nil 1 or a 1-1, but it's gonna be a something 1. Fucking hell it will probably be a frantic 3-2. And hold your / our nerves until the final whistle.
Just a mention to the selection of Michael Oliver as the Ref, it really does relieve the trepidation of entering such a massive game when you know someone fair and competent is in charge.
Thanks again Yorky.