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As Man City travelled to Merseyside to take on Everton on Saturday evening, looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table, the first flurry of Liverpool fans started to descend on the capital.

In normal circumstances the Reds would be in poor spirits at falling further behind Pep Guardiola’s side. Especially when coming just days after they had halved the deficit to just three points.

But they’ve known this prospect was looming for over for a month now, and nothing was going to sour their mood on a rare weekend where Jurgen Klopp’s men have bigger fish to fry than concerning themselves with the title-race.

It’s League Cup final weekend and for those Liverpool supporters travelling to London on Saturday, they had dreams and songs to sing ahead of their trip to Wembley.

With the Reds taking part in a final at the home of English football for the first time in 2016, and going in search of their first domestic cup win for a decade, visits to the once proclaimed Anfield South have been few and far between in recent years.

As such, excitement was inevitably high. For a generation of young Liverpool fans, who have seen their side crowned champions of England, Europe and the world, this was their first domestic cup final and their first visit to Wembley

At the other end of the scale, some supporters will be taking in their 13th League Cup final, having been present for every one of the Reds’ final appearances in this competition dating back to their controversial 1978 defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Then there’s those in the middle, including club owner John W. Henry and his wife Linda Pizzuti, who were pictured in high spirits out and about around London on Saturday after flying in from the United States for