Liverpool, when the Anfield giants swept all competition aside, both at home and abroad. But now—for the first time since Manchester United rose again to dominate after two decades in the doldrums—Brendan Rodgers' team might be positioned to replicate the revival of their northwest adversary from across the East Lancs Road.
Liverpool have been owned since 2010 by the Fenway Sports Group, a sports investment company responsible for revamping the iconic baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, and leading them to their first World Series victory in 86 years.
Like the previously underachieving Red Sox, Liverpool have been unable to win the Premier League championship for 25 years.