Manchester City being found guilty of serious financial breaches only makes the achievements of Liverpool Football Club during that era feel even more monumental.
England’s grandest institution stood almost alone against a machine that dominated English football, yet Jürgen Klopp, Anfield and those famous red shirts kept dragging themselves back into the fight, season after season.
Liverpool reached heights of ninety-seven and ninety-nine points, conquered Europe, conquered England and produced football worthy of one of the greatest sides this country has ever seen.
There is something almost poetic about looking back now at the seasons in which Manchester City were crowned champions ahead of Klopp’s Liverpool, because history has a habit of remembering more than simply whose name was engraved on the trophy.
What Jürgen Klopp built at Liverpool was never merely a collection of medals, it was an era, a rebellion and another immortal chapter in the history of England’s greatest football institution.
And with everything we know today, the legend of that Liverpool side only grows larger with time.
A historic decision for English football, and one that comes to crown the work I carried out through Football Leaks. Today, we all know that, through structural manipulation and financial manoeuvring, Manchester City did not merely circumvent the rules, they turned them into a mere formality, challenging any attempt to preserve the integrity of the competition. That meticulously orchestrated fraud will finally be subject to punishment, and the impact will not merely be turbulent, but truly devastating for the Cityzens.
Ironically, I cannot help but remember Pep Guardiola's words at his first press conference as City manager: "Fasten your seat belts".
Simon Pearce, Sheikh Mansour, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, David Pannick, Simon Heggie, Pep Guardiola, City_Rabin, Stefan Borson, can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating ...
Eight league titles. Four League Cups. Three European Cups. Two FA Cups. One European Super Cup. 🏆🤯
Alan Hansen made his Reds debut on this day in '77 before going on to have a legendary career with the Reds ❤️
Six years ago today, Diogo Jota became a Red.
Today, as every day, all of us at Liverpool FC are thinking of him, his brother Andre and his family and friends.
Forever our number 20 ❤️
This is my report from nearly three months ago, ladies and gentlemen.
09/05/2026
Time, as always, has a habit of unmasking illusion, rewarding patience, and quietly crowning the truth long after the noise has faded.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary Kevin Keegan and mourn his loss. His indomitable spirit and remarkable contribution will be forever etched in our history and his legacy will live on.
Rest in peace, Kevin. 1951-2026
Touched a nerve? The 3rd biggest club in your own city is trolling you for not winning a trophy that's been available to win for 65 years and they've won 2.
And you genuinely think you're of the same stature of Liverpool or Manchester United? This is Liverpool's cabinet for one trophy and you talk as if you're Real Madrid.
You're an English Atletico Madrid, at best. At best. And it took you a billion to stink the fucking stadium out tonight.
I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions. It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.
Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good. It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it.
Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.
Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on.
As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.