Liverpool have come close to winning the league since their last success in 1990. Managers and players have come and gone but no Premier League title has been delivered to the club. Brendan Rodgers came closest in 2014 when it looked like the Reds were destined to win the league with Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge all firing on all cylinders.
However, that Gerrard slip v Chelsea and a capitulation against Crystal Palace left the door open for Man City to sneak in and they did just that, deprived Liverpool over their first title in over two decades.
Now, in an interview with the Guardian, legendary goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has confirmed there is a curse on Anfield preventing Liverpool from winning the league. Grobbelaar, known as Jungleman due to his time playing in black townships in Africa.
When he was asked whether he could foresee such a trophy drought back in 1990, he said:
“No. I blame the witch-doctor who came to Anfield because he’s the one who put stuff on my goal and said: ‘If you don’t have Jungleman, you’re not going to win again.’ They haven’t.”
When asked how the spell could be broken he laughed before saying: “The only way is to urinate on all four posts. I’ve done two but I got caught going down Anfield Road and removed. That’s when Liverpool came second [in 2014]. If we don’t win the title this season I’m going down Anfield Road and doing those two other posts.”
Jurgen Klopp will be hoping he can break this spell this season having led his side to an unbeaten start this Premier League season. They face Manchester City this weekend in their toughest test so far this campaign.
