When Liverpool begin their 2023/24 Premier League season in West London, Jurgen Klopp will be hoping that the referee's full-time whistle prompts a more spirited response from the travelling Kop than that of 12 months ago.
That's because when the Reds last travelled to the capital on the opening weekend of the Premier League, in August 2022, the hardships that later troubled an exhausted Liverpool side for much of the campaign were exhibited during a drab 2-2 draw with newly-promoted Fulham.
An Aleksandar Mitrovic double, either side of half-time, left much to be desired as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and the rest of their peers endured a torrid afternoon in West London, and one that was only rescued by the fine finishing of Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah.
