If you’ve been to Anfield, been in that arena when the stands are packed and the lights are on, if you’ve listened to those fans sing, if you’ve heard their hatred for Manchester, if you’ve a sense of the rivalry, not just between those clubs but also those cities, then you will have an idea of why Liverpool played with such passion today.
They had to. It is only a couple of weeks since their own capitulation, when they coughed up five goals against Real Madrid.
They had pride to play for.
