Liverpool V Shrewsbury Town (Anfield 4/2/20)

Liverpool V Shrewsbury Town – FA Cup 4th Round Replay (4/2/20)

So I found myself returning to Anfield, home of the current European and World Champions for the first time since I sat in the Kop back in 2010, but this time I would be stood in the Anfield Road stand cheering on my beloved Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup!

I was staying in Liverpool and considered walking to Anfield as I had a long time until kick off but was talked out of it by my wife so I boarded the bus which dropped me off right in front of the Kop, which looked amazing from the roadside.

I had plenty of time to kill as I was waiting on my friend who had my ticket, so I wandered around the whole perimeter of the stadium so that I could take in the whole ground and what a sight it was. I paid a visit to the Hillsborough memorial to pay my respects and had photos taken with the Bill Shankly statue and the famous Anfield gates.

I visited the oversized club store before wandering around to the away end, only to be greeted by what seemed like hundreds of security and police. It was quite busy getting in as traffic on the motorway had delayed many Salop fans which meant the kick off was pushed back by 15 minutes.

Once in the stadium the concourse felt over populated and took a long time to get through and up the steps to my seat, but once I was in I was overawed by the size and sights of Anfield and what made it more special was I was seeing my team take to the pitch. The away end was packed and making a great noise, I was slightly disappointed by the famous Anfield atmosphere as they seemed rather on the quiet side. The main stand towered over the other three but the Kop stood out as it was full of banners and creating the only atmosphere from the home supporters.

My view from the away end was decent as I was slightly to the right of the goal and had a totally unobstructed view. Even though I have been to Anfield twice before this time felt more enjoyable and I took in a lot more of the experience of visiting a great top flight stadium.

Shrewsbury showed Liverpool far too much respect and let them play the game they wanted, shame VAR ruled out the goal and an unfortunate own goal gave Liverpool the goal they needed to get them into the next round. It wasn’t the best of games and 1-0 seemed a fair result.

So onto my ratings…

Ticket Price – £15

Programme – £3.50

Programme Rating – 7/10

Refreshments – 4/10

Stadium Facilities – 7/10

Getting to stadium – 7/10

Stadium rating – 8/10

Thanks for taking the time out and reading about my trip to Anfield.

Daz Carding