Liverpool have turned Anfield into a tame tourist-trap

ANFIELD — Bill Shankly called it a shrine rather than a football ground. Steven Gerrard is adamant he wants to die there rather than in hospital and Jurgen Klopp insisted if you Google “European nights”, Anfield should be the first thing that comes up. Few grounds in world football have the same allure. Labelling it a fortress is an understatement; Arsene Wenger believed the famous old stadium won games on its own at times. Slowly but surely, however, Anfield is losing its grandeur.