8 Facts About Liverpool

1. The City of Liverpool Swimming Club has been National Speedo League Champions 8 out of the last 11 years.

2. The City of Liverpool is the only one in England to have staged top division football every single season since the formation of the Football League in 1888, and both of the city's clubs play in high-capacity stadiums.

3. City of Liverpool is the most successful footballing city in England.

4. As with other large cities, Liverpool is an important cultural centre within the United Kingdom, incorporating music, performing arts, museums and art galleries, literature and nightlife amongst others.

5. Economy of Liverpool is one of the largest within the United Kingdom, sitting at the centre of one of the two core economies within the North West of England.

6. In the 1960s Liverpool was the centre of the "Merseybeat" sound, which became synonymous with the Beatles and fellow Liverpudlian rock bands.

7. East Liverpool sits in a weird border notch, only a stone's throw from West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

8. Mohamed Salah form at Liverpool not a concern for Jurgen Klopp.