The silence at Anfield lasted exactly ten seconds.
Michael Sterling stood on the touchline and listened to the stunned quiet of fifty thousand people. He watched Isaiah King dancing in the corner. He watched Diego Nunez screaming at the sky.
For ten seconds Barnsley Football Club were the kings of England.
But then the beast woke up.
It started with a low rumble from the Kop end. Then it grew louder.
Jurgen Klopp was not smiling anymore. The Liverpool manager stood on the edge of his technical area. He was waving his arms. He was screaming at his players.
"WAKE UP!" Klopp roared. "THEY ARE CHILDREN! EAT THEM!"
Michael felt the temperature in the stadium drop.
"Arthur," Michael whispered without turning around. "Hold onto your hat."
Arthur Milton gripped his lucky red beanie. "Here comes the storm Boss."
Minute 15.
Liverpool kicked off. They did not pass backward. They did not play safe.
They attacked.
