From doubters to believers. That\u2019s what J\u00fcrgen Klopp asked us to become when he took over as Liverpool manager just six months ago. Yet despite everything, I didn\u2019t quite do as I was told. I\u2019ll level with you, I wasn\u2019t confident going in to last night\u2019s match.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t really know why, but I felt like it might be one ask too many of a squad that, despite its success in Europe, has limitations. I thought of Andros Townsend running at Kolo Toure and leaving him behind in the match against Newcastle. I thought of all of the games when Liverpool have struggled to break down an opposition that are happy to sit deep. I thought of way in which we controlled the game in Spain without threatening to score. I thought we\u2019d get an admirable, but fruitless, 2-1 win.<\/p>\n
Oh me of little faith.<\/p>\n
Rivalry will always exist in football. It should, it\u2019s healthy. Where would we be if we couldn\u2019t mock Evertonians, supporters of a club who have reached less finals in 21 years than Liverpool have in the last four months? What would we do if we didn\u2019t have constant running battles with Manchester United fans?<\/p>\n
Last night, though, last night explained why they hate us so much. Not just Bluenoses and Mancs but fans from across the country. They have a deep-seated hatred of Liverpool that comes from I knew not where. Remember fans of Stoke, Watford and Carlisle singing about Gerrard slipping over, for example. They don\u2019t like us because they\u2019re jealous. Horribly, terribly, inexplicably jealous. And they bloody well should be.<\/p>\n
\nMan United fans hate Liverpool more than they love their own team.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Scientist (@MakeUsDreamLFC) May 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n