FSG have seen with their own eyes the urgent Liverpool move they must make now

On what was his first visit to Anfield for some time, Tom Werner won't have failed to notice the lonely, powerful banner on the Kop on Thursday night.

With representatives of all 20 Premier League clubs convening for their latest shareholders' meeting this week and Jurgen Klopp now into the final weeks of his time with the club - as well as the increasingly pressing issue of sourcing an adequate replacement - there has no doubt been plenty on the Liverpool chairman's Merseyside agenda in recent days.

But even with that considerable workload for Werner, the lack of Anfield vibrancy on a European night will have jarred for the Fenway Sports Group chief.

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"No to ticket price increases" was the simple, effective phrase from the singular message permitted to stand on the Kop on Thursday. Werner - and by extension, the rest of FSG - will have heard that statement loud and clear as a result.

Make no mistake, the decision to leave the banners and the flags at home for the first leg of their quarter-final tie with Atalanta on Thursday was not taken lightly. The fans' group Spion Kop 1906, who are responsible for what is visible on arguably the most famous stand in football of a matchday, made the call earlier this week, stating their disappointment in the club's choice to raise the ticket prices by 2%, which was made public last Friday.

Liverpool blamed "a significant increase in costs around the club" for the rise and say the pricing figures are still some of the lowest around in the Premier League, which is true. For a club with the self-sustainable business model