It’s still 24 hours before Liverpool take on Derby County in the League Cup and the streets around Anfield stadium are largely deserted.
Inside the Go Local corner shop on Walton Breck Road, Ali Alashishi has the time to restock shelves while returning to the counter to serve the odd customer. Between adding drinks to the fridge, he explains how it's generally “quiet” on days when Liverpool aren’t playing at home, adding that the business is reliant on home matches and the 50,000 or more people it brings into this corner of L4 - roughly every two weeks.
The Mo Salah posters in the shop window show support for the local club a matter of metres away, but it’s also a subtle nod to what helps the shop pay the bills. In the reflection is the Twelfth Man pub facing across.
