Liverpool have tried to help Marine pull off one of the great FA Cup upsets against Tottenham by giving their non-League neighbours vital scouting footage for analysis.
Liverpool, along with Everton, have also stepped in to offer last-minute use of their training grounds.
Eighth-tier Marine welcome Jose Mourinho’s side to Merseyside tomorrow. Spurs’ superstars will have to change in the Marine Travel Arena bar to ensure social distancing but their hosts’ preparations have been disrupted by the coronavirus crisis, too.
Marine have not played since Boxing Day after the Northern Premier League North West Division was suspended.