Songs to sing and learn

Is this a library?

There is a silence that has started to creep into Anfield this season. It is not the respectful hush before a big European night or the focused tension of a title race, but a restless, sterile quiet that has many regular matchgoers questioning where the famous twelfth man has gone.

For a stadium built on the foundation of being intimidating for opposition teams, the current atmosphere feels strangely hollow. We may all give a great rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone before every game and sing for Diogo on 20 minutes, but you can hear a pin drop for much of the remainder of the game.

The Day Tripper debate

Critics often point toward the “tourist” element - the idea that the influx of one-off visitors has diluted the local vocal core. While Anfield has always been a global destination, the balance this season feels particularly skewed.

When the Kop is full of people more interested in filming a corner on their phones than clapping the Blitzkreig Bop tune, the collective energy inevitably drops.