There is a Manchester City fan on social media who regularly posts a picture of a tortoise. Cartooned, it sports glasses with thin rims. On its shell rests an old club crest, one with an eagle, taken from the area’s coat of arms from a bygone era.
This is subjective but the little painted grin it wears feels a little bit smug, perhaps coloured by the knowledge the supporter who designed it lives in Liverpool. He started the meme in 2020, unveiled ironically with City languishing way behind Jurgen Klopp’s Reds and meekly surrendering their crown.