How'z about this?: 20 minutes or so before kickoff Saturday when the players have gone back to the changing rooms. The pitch is empty save for a little commotion down at the tunnel entrance. Some people in suits can be seen gesturing and trying to sort something just out of view, and then you see two figures start to walk out and some of the fans right by the tunnel start losing their minds.
George comes over the speakers mid-song with "Liverpool Football Club would like to announce the acquisition of Naby Keita and Virgil Van Dijk. Please give them a warm Anfield greeting...." followed by a moment of shocked silence, followed by bedlam. The players walk out smiling ear to ear and wave, photographers crowding around them. Klopp runs out of the tunnel and gets both players in a bear hug before raising their arms in the typical German post-match salute.
Then Phil comes out of the stand, pulls off his Barca jersey, faces Klopp and yells into a field microphone, "I'm healed, Brother!" and then Klopp and Phil takes turns stomping on the jersey. The four walk off arm-in-arm to another huge ovation.
Since none of these things will happen, I just wanted to share the fantasy, mainly for my own benefit. As you were....
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