'I felt privileged to be there' - BBC man on Anfield's title day
I have to say, Anfield was very, very special.The last time they won the title in front of supporters was 12,783 days ago.The atmosphere was very, very special. Being at Anfield was probably up there with other memorable games, such as Dortmund in 2016 and Barcelona in 2019.I felt privileged to be there with all of the supporters.I deliberately didn't talk over You'll Never Walk Alone before the game. I said to the engineer: "We're not going to talk here - we'll let the atmosphere speak for itself."There are certain occasions when the magnitude of the game speaks for itself and you make that decision.Listen to more from Ian on The Commentators' View podcast on BBC Sounds
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