Rewind 14 years to 2011, though, and Liverpool were the opposite of what we’ve come to expect from them in the years since.

Among the most eagerly-anticipated attendees is Fernando Torres, who will once again take ... Forgiveness was granted by the Kop — not full of its usual occupants, admittedly, but it was still ...

It said a lot about the rehabilitation of Fernando Torres’ reputation among Liverpool ... he no longer attracts any real animosity from the Kop. That’s partly because he is now retired.