It continues: “He’s sitting in the mosque, that’s where I want to be.” The 25-year-old Egyptian has become something of a cult figure on the Kop, although many people will be quick to point that he refused to shake the hand of an Israeli footballer a couple of years ago. So where does that leave me?
My first European away day watching my beloved reds was a journey to behold. Together with my son, and taking advantage of the half-term break, we had an absolute blast in Porto, despite two days of torrential rain.
The take-off from Stansted was something special too, as the pilot played ‘You’ll never walk alone’ over the tannoy and the entire plane sang in unison.
Sitting proudly alongside roughly 3,300 supporters in the away end at the Estadio de Dragao, we stood and chanted for 90 minutes as Liverpool tore the hosts to shreds in a Sadio Mane-inspired display.