Anfield has changed beyond all recognition since Bill Shankly made it his House of Scouse.
But there’s a sanctuary at the heart of Liverpool’s famous stadium, currently occupied by Jurgen Klopp, that is the nerve centre of the club: The Boot Room. It’s a different space from the one which was only big enough for a few cheap chairs and a tatty formica table when Shanks was turning “the biggest toilet in town” into his “bastion of invincibility”.
When Anfield’s Main Stand was being rebuilt, the need to retain the spirit of Shankly was included in the plans. That meant a new Boot Room. One which Klopp describes as “the best pub in Liverpool ” in a new BT Sport documentary which details the place from which Shankly built his dream.
