It's not an unstatement to say the atmosphere at Anfield will be 'lively' today. Liverpool are arguably the team that has lost out the most to Manchester City in the period covered by the Premier League's rap sheet, so it is a gift from the narrative gods that this is the first game since the verdict dropped. So… City win?

In the meantime, here's this week's Jonathan Wilson column on … why we're stuck with a Premier League in the clutches of the global mega-rich.