One of the great curiosities regarding the state of Premier League ownership will come into focus when Liverpool visit Manchester City on Sunday.
Despite a rivalry that has defined the past decade and has led to both sides’ team coaches being attacked, to a £1m legal settlement being paid by Liverpool after City claimed their scouting database had been hacked, and to accusations from City officials that Jürgen Klopp had made borderline xenophobic comments about state-backed owners, which the German rejected, the two clubs have more in common than some of their feuding fans may wish to acknowledge.
