Anfield may be more used to Mo Salah bamboozling defenders with his quick feet.
But in front of an adoring Kop, Mick Jagger was just as majestic – as he dedicated this gig to late drummer Charlie Watts.
For a man two years shy of 80, it was quite the sight.
A hip-thrust here, a bottom-wiggle there… no one has the moves quite like Jagger.
And the 50,000 crowd roared their approval to a succession of hits including Start Me Up, Honky Tonk Women and Street Fighting Man.
The show marked the first time the band have played on UK soil since Charlie’s death.
Mick said: “In 1963 we met a drummer called Charlie Watts.
“This is the first show we have done in England without him. We would like to dedicate this show to Charlie.”
Anfield erupted at an encore featuring (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. Were the crowd satisfied? You bet.
And Mick Jagger clearly has a grip on nostalgia as he cuddles a statue of Cilla Black in Liverpool.
The veteran singer was with the Rolling Stones for their first gig in the city for 51 years.
And he did a tour of the sights, at one point clinging to the statue of Scouse legend Cilla, who died aged 72 in 2015. The band last night played at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium, their first UK gig since the death of drummer Charlie Watts.
Mick, 78, also visited The Empire Theatre, where the Stones last played in Liverpool in 1971 – and guitarist Keith Richards downed two bottles of Jack Daniels on stage.
He posted the snaps on Instagram on Wednesday and wrote: “So long since I’ve been in Liverpool. Looking forward to Anfield tomorrow night.”
In another snap, Mick can be seen standing next to the Canada Boulevard sign. Behind him is the Liver Building. He also visited the nearby Museum of Liverpool.
The concert in Liverpool was the third show of the band’s summer European Sixty tour.
Despite being an ardent Arsenal fan, Mick invited Liverpool players and manager Jurgen Klopp to the gig.
The Stones will also be performing two nights in London as part of the BST Hyde Park festival. It is 60 years on from their first gig at the Marquee Club in London’s West End.
Watts, who died last August aged 80, has been replaced by Steve Jordan.
