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Merseyside was plunged into mourning for the second time in nine months on this day in 1981 when Bill Shankly died, the legendary Liverpool manager's passing prompting a wave of poignant tributes including one which may have prevented one of his former Reds heroes getting the Anfield job he had…

CELTIC supporters are rightly proud of the fact the Parkhead club were the first British winners of the European Cup back in 1967.

World Cup winner Karl-Heinz Riedle arrived at Liverpool having fired Borussia Dortmund to Champions League glory and helped set the kind of example the Reds' talented young strikers needed during a turbulent period of Anfield history

Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in Manchester United's history but his involvement in the Cristiano Ronaldo saga show the time has come for the legendary Scot to keep his distance

Stan Cullis is remembered with a blue plaque at his former school

Neil Ruddock arrived at Liverpool for a world-record transfer fee for a defender but a series of on and off-field misdemeanours made him symbolic of a wasted Anfield era of frustration and under-achievement

The King Power Stadium is a curious choice to host this season's FA Community Shield with Wembley unavailable due to the Women’s Euro 2022 final but Liverpool do have some unusual history with Leicester in the traditional season curtain-raiser

Sir Alex Ferguson still plays a visible role at Manchester United despite retiring a decade ago in stark contrast to how Liverpool once treated their own legendary Scottish manager - Bill Shankly

Barça have opted to buy big instead of backing a rebuild based on a young squad and a manager steeped in their values and traditions