Before Liverpool’s game against Wolves on Sunday, the eye was drawn to a new item of clothing being offered by the merchandise sellers around Anfield. It was a black T-shirt with the words ‘Never Give Up’ written in large letters across the front, replicas of the one Mohamed Salah had worn during the on-pitch celebrations which followed that Champions League win against Barcelona a few days earlier. The message has come to define Liverpool’s run to the final in Madrid and, on a broader level, is one Jürgen Klopp will need to instil in his players once their attention returns to domestic duties.
For all the happiness and pride that marked Liverpool’s 2018-19 Premier League campaign there is no escaping the feeling that there will be some lasting scars. Ninety-seven points, a single defeat, the best defence, the second-best attack, league leaders for 141 days and still no title. How do Liverpool’s players not feel absolutely gutted after that? How does it not have an effect on them if, say, they win their opening five games of next season but so, too, do Manchester City? Will their shoulders not sag, their heads not drop? Will they not feel that, yet again, they are coming up against a relentless machine that cannot be halted?
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