Matt Cooper: Hopes and fears for Anfield guided by a lifetime of Leeds United pessimism

Inevitably, there is a certain trepidation about the game, to put it mildly, writes Leeds fan, broadcaster Matt Cooper

Artist Irek Jasutowicz works on a new mural of Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa near Hyde Park in Leeds. The West Yorkshire club will mark their return to the Premier League after a 16-year wait with a trip to champions Liverpool on Saturday.

Tomorrow evening — with Leeds United playing Liverpool at Anfield — cannot come fast enough.

We’ve only been waiting for 16 years for the return of Premier League football after all, those of us who just cannot and will not give up on supporting Leeds, the Damned United, the club that so often raises our expectations only to see them dashed.