After witnessing his beloved Liverpool dismantle bitter-rivals Manchester United courtesy of a 7-0 thrashing at Anfield last weekend, you could have forgiven Reds legend Jamie Carragher for being in the most buoyant of moods regarding the rest of the campaign.
After all, how many times have we witnessed an overly-enthusiastic Rio Ferdinand naively declare that ‘Man United are back’ after a positive result, only to be swiftly brought crashing straight back down to earth in recent years?
Jurgen Klopp’s side’s victory was spectacular and moved them up to fifth in the Premier League table. With Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United both losing, they saw an opportunity to close the gap on the top four and grabbed it with both hands.
