The phrase that is wrapped around the North Stand is supposedly meant as a rallying cry to turn up the volume of those who occupy the home seats, but it was the travelling Kop who heeded it instead as a 2-0 victory, thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai, put them on the home straight for a second league title in five years.

"And now you're going to believe us, we're going to win the league!"

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It was the first airing this term of a famous ditty dusted off five years ago, at Anfield after Manchester United has been slain 2-0.

The visitors had their opener from a smartly-worked corner routine when a short one, played by Alexis Mac Allister, eventually reached Salah via Szoboszlai and the Egyptian swept home to catch the hosts stone cold.

It was the Egyptian who set up Szoboszlai for the second after an enterprising ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

In a season of small steps and marginal gains, this was a massive stride towards league title No.20.

Barely a cigarette paper has been slid between these two in previous years and during campaigns when only a single point decided the destination of the Premier League title - 93 to 92 three years ago and 98 to 97 in 2019 - they represented the very best football these shores had to offer.
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