TERRACE TALK: Liverpool - The trick now is to stick around and keep going

Happy new year, everyone. When last we spoke, back in doom-laden 2016, Liverpool had chucked five points away against Bournemouth and West Ham.

That seemed to be that, yet four wins later and chest-beating mode’s been switched back on.

You may be sorry I never got to uncork a vintage column of derby-day gloating. Imagine how I felt.