It’s a cliche, but never has the phrase what a difference a year makes been evidenced by the mood among Liverpool fans before their home game against Crystal Palace at the weekend, vs. the mood a year ago as the Reds confirmed their 20th league title against Tottenham.
For a generation of supporters, that sunny day last April was a day they’d dreamt about, waited and had denied for over three decades; finally getting to see, in person, their club named champions.
And they celebrated with an atmosphere that will be difficult to ever recreate; all those years of frustration, false dawns, missed opportunities, slip-ups and then to be denied ever seeing Jurgen Klopp waltzing around the Anfield pitch with the Premier League trophy by a pandemic.
