Yes that was always the thing, we always seemed to have that competitiveness but also a mutual respect. Here in Thailand, Liverpool are probably the most supported Prdmier League team.,They are so passionate about Liverpool and when I came back for a visit with a couple of families of Thai friends last year, all the two guys wanted to do was go to Anfield, so we did the tour. They were ecstatic!

One of them has flights booked for May simply to go and see the tour around the city when they lift the title and has also bought a Schengen visa so if needs be he can get to Madrid for the Champions League final. He's not a particularly wealthy guy and his wife is currently barely speaking to him but this is his dream as he was too young to remember the Liverpool glory days in the late 70s and 80s and couldn't afford to travel in 2005 lol....Don't let him down please :-)