If opponents couldn’t beat Liverpool at Anfield without supporters, what chance do Wolverhampton Wanderers have with fans returning this weekend, even if it’s just 2000 of them?
64 times have antagonists gone into a game on Merseyside believing they’d be the ones to end the run of Jurgen Klopp’s irrepressible side on their turf. So far, they’ve all failed.
Playing without fans was supposed to strengthen those odds, even if not significantly, but what have Liverpool done? They’ve racked up eight wins and a draw since lockdown was lifted and football returned in June.
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Admittedly, there have been close shaves.