Liverpool transfer ahead of his time that Jurgen Klopp would have loved

“I come from Jamaica, my name is John Barn-es. When I do my thing, the crowd go bananas.”

So rapped the Liverpool winger on the seminal 1988 hit ‘The Anfield Rap’.

But such was the impact of Barnes having moved to Merseyside the previous year, nobody really needed informing of his identity. Not opposing fans. Not opposing players. Certainly not the Reds faithful.