Liverpool’s title-winning exploits have allowed them to silence critics who have “taken the Michael” for 30 years, says Phil Thompson, with the former Reds skipper seeing the Anfield giants firmly “back on our perch”.
Ex-Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson delighted during his reign at Old Trafford in pointing out that a once dominant force in English football had been knocked off their pedestal by the Red Devils.
The tide has started to turn again, though, with Liverpool savouring Champions League, Club World Cup and Premier League triumphs as those in Manchester undergo their own rebuilding process.