I think youâve identified whatâs driving Klopp & itâs rather crude & lacks any subtlety. Sticking with the clubâs loyalist lineage, itâs reminiscent of a seething Ian Paisley in 1995 making an impassioned plea to his people to get out onto the street to protest against the Parades Commission banning an orange order march down the Garvaghy Road. The 5-1 the other night was only a vehicle for Klopp, he didnât give a shit about the atmosphere in a diddy match like a League Cup trouncing. Heâs thinking ahead to the main event, his Garvaghy Road, which is Arsenal tonight. And much like Paisley could try to distance himself from the criminal damage & sectarian violence perpetuated by his followers, Klopp will do the same when the Murderpool fans cause carnage on the back of his coded message. Klopp will have blood on his hands.
Big game this evening. Shades of Christmas 2001 when Arsenal earned a seminal 2-1 win at Anfield on December 23rd on their way to the title. Hopefully itâs not a case of history repeating itself. That season they prevented a Manchester team from winning 4 in a row too.
Very good performance against West Ham on Wednesday night. If the lads replicate that then weâll have a great chance. Weâre in better shape than before the 2-2 draw back in April. Just the one *league defeat in the meantime.
In both 1995 and 2000 Liverpool played Manchester United on Sunday December 17th and then followed up by playing Arsenal on Saturday December 23rd at Anfield.
We won all four games.
However the first game of this yearâs corresponding sequence was not encouraging and I expect Arsenal to win this eveningâs clash 0-1.