Kyle Walker becomes latest player to make big Liverpool mistake opponents never learn from

Manchester City captain Kyle Walker was as good as his word. But, ultimately, it made absolutely no difference to Liverpool.

"If I play and I win the coin toss, I'm flipping them," the England man had said ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown at Anfield, and promptly did so having correctly called how the throw from referee Michael Oliver would land.

Small margins are often decisive in such seismic fixtures - such as a dismissed last-minute penalty shout - and tradition dictates Liverpool would much rather be kicking towards the Kop in the second half.

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However, Walker appears to have overlooked the fact it seems ending the game attacking the Anfield Road End makes no difference to Jurgen Klopp's side these days. Indeed, with almost 6,000 extra supporters now in the £80million redevelopment, what was once the lesser of the four stands has become a baying mass of its own.

Yes, it helps that Liverpool's home record - particularly under Klopp - is phenomenal, having lost only one Premier League game in front of paying supporters since April 2017. But statistics show approaching a full decade has passed since the Reds last lost a home game in any competition when asked to kick towards the Kop in the first half.

City, of course, were able to hold on to a 1-1 draw following a rousing second-half comeback from Liverpool. They were the fourth team this season to turn the Reds around in the first half, with Newcastle United beaten 4-2 and Nottingham Forest dismissed 3-0, although Manchester United were able to eke out a goalless draw.

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