Scored by Bruno Fernandes, it couldn’t have been more different to the last one I’d seen in person: Scott McTominay’s injury-time classic against Manchester City in Old Trafford’s last fan-attended game.
But it was equally surprising. Because while there was no writhing mass of delirious Reds celebrating behind the goal, there was noise. Undeniably loud noise. And, to my ears, an even bigger noise than the sound that had greeted Everton’s opener.
How could that be, given we were playing away, in an
“empty”
stadium? Where was the din coming from? And who was providing it?