Believing the hype for another flurry cross the Mersey

Football fans of all stripes and none will need no telling that, of late, the quality of Mersey has been strained, writes Liam Mackey.

(Long-suffering readers should note that this column probably won’t get any better than that. Or worse, sez you).

Liverpool might currently be experiencing something of a mini-resurgence but they are still a long way short of the standard they achieved last season when, inspired by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, Brendan Rodgers’ team mounted a formidable title challenge only to belly flop, Devon Loch-like, in the final furlong.