Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill will allow himself time to soak up the sense of occasion at Anfield today and nobody can blame him after surviving 49 days in hospital fighting for his life against Covid.
‘I want to make sure I am in that technical area early enough to sample the unique atmosphere at Liverpool,’ says the 57-year-old who had been frightened to fall asleep in intensive care in case he never woke up again.
‘It’ll be my first time at Anfield as a manager. Liverpool are one of the great clubs. I watched them from my grandad’s sofa winning the European Cup with the Kenny Dalglish and Graeme Souness.