George Sephton thought he had seen it all in almost half a century as the Voice of Anfield. There were the triumphs of six European Cups, 11 league titles, six FA Cups, eight League Cups and three Europa League successes.
And the tragedies of Hillsborough and Heysel. But the 74-year-old, who will next year mark his 50th anniversary as Liverpool ’s stadium announcer, says this is a season like no other. “I had always wanted us to win the Club World Cup,” said Sephton, whose dulcet tones are recognised all around the world by people who have never actually seen his face. “So, when we became world champions in December, that was huge.