Liverpool offside trap: Prime AC Milan's crazy tactic revisited

Liverpool are playing champagne football right now.

The Reds are genuinely eyeing up the possibility of winning the quadruple this season in what would surely be the greatest achievement in the history of the men’s game in England.

Jurgen Klopp must be rubbing his hands together with the Carabao Cup already secured, an FA Cup final on the horizon, Manchester City within close reach in the Premier League and a favourable Champions League semi-final lined up.

Naturally, it will take a herculean set of performances for Liverpool to genuinely hoover up all four trophies, but the fact that it’s even possible this late into the season is a credit to their magnificence.

All the way up from a rejuvenated Alisson Becker between the sticks to a Ballon d’Or-contending Mohamed Salah, Liverpool are firing on all cylinders across every position on the pitch right now.

And while there are countless tactical nuances that are behind Liverpool’s scintillating form, there’s no denying that Klopp’s recent obsession with the offside trap is one of the most eye-catching.

In what has proven to be a controversial approach amongst Kopites, the Reds have bravely deployed a high line for their defence that hasn’t been afraid to try and catch forwards offside.

With VAR now ensuring that offside decisions are more accurate than ever if they lead to a goal, it seems as though Liverpool are willing to chance their arm with a wonderfully courageous tactic.

However, brilliant as it might be, the Merseyside club will always be playing second fiddle to AC Milan when it comes to producing the most ruthless offside trap that football has ever seen.

The Italian giants’ defence were a fearsome bunch in their prime under Arrigo Sacchi at the best of times, but