Richard Jolly: One word conjures memories of Liverpool’s greatest night under Jurgen Klopp
Barcelona's Lionel Messi gets away from Liverpool's Fabinho during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg at Anfield five years ago today. Photo: Rich Linley - CameraSport via Getty Images
In the closing minutes of Liverpool’s win over Tottenham on Sunday, many at Anfield were singing a Nottingham Forest substitute’s name. Not, admittedly, because he is a Nottingham Forest substitute. But if mentions of Divock Origi were a reminder the Belgian scored Liverpool’s second goal in the 2019 Champions League final against Spurs, it was, at most, only his second finest night at the club.
Tuesday marks the fifth anniversary of the best, the game that encapsulated everything that was superb about Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Barcelona – and the details are sufficiently well known that one word can suffice as an explanation – brought fearless, ferocious attacking football in an intense atmosphere, Liverpool’s capacity for comebacks shown by their most sensational.
