Tension, ‘cheat’ banners and inflatable bananas: Manchester City’s welcome to Anfield | Liverpool

Fans lined the streets of Anfield in preparation for the arrival of the Manchester City team bus, with pyrotechnics and pure vitriol adding to the tense pre-match atmosphere. Every vantage point was taken, with spectators standing on walls to get a glimpse of the enemy, only for the coach to sneak in from the opposite side of the ground to avoid confrontation.

The subterfuge defused a volatile…