Gary Neville was sat in the press room deep within the bowels of Anfield when a Liverpool operative kindly offered him a teamsheet.
“No thanks,” came the reply. “I’ve already seen it, unfortunately.” Small wonder the trepidation from the former Manchester United defender, here working in his role for Sky Sports.
Sure, Neville was undoubtedly casting an eye over a visiting side that saw Phil Jones making only his second Premier League start in more than two years in a shock recall as part of a three-man central defence.
