New season, same old Liverpool. When, back in 2019, the Reds came up against Manchester City in the Community Shield, they went into the match with fans fretting after some disappointing warm-up performances and results.
While his team would eventually lose on penalties, Jurgen Klopp later admitted he had seen enough in their showing to know they would be fine for the campaign ahead. Liverpool going on to wrench the Premier League title from City’s grasp with a runaway success and end a 30-year wait to be crowned champions.
Nobody would be brave or foolish enough to forecast a repeat after the latest meeting between the two modern rivals. But Klopp will have once again taken significant encouragement from a raucous occasion even before the late drama that ensured the Reds boss completed a clean sweep of available domestic honours during his tenure.
