Alan Shearer has explained the atmosphere at Anfield is the "best" he's ever witnessed in all his years as a player and a pundit. The Newcastle United legend was fielding questions from members of the public alongside Gary Lineker and Micah Richards during a recent instalment of The Rest Is Football, when one fan asked: "The greatest European night you've been involved in, watched live, or on the tele?"

The fan explained how their personal favourite was Liverpool's 4-0 Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona at Anfield back in 2019. To which Shearer – who's had some memorable days for Newcastle at St James' Park and England at Wembley in his career – ultimately agreed: "I think that's the best atmosphere I've ever witnessed. I mean that night at Anfield... I was lucky enough to be there doing the co-commentary, and I've never heard anything like it.

"When they got the first goal, I just thought, 'they can't, can they?' Then they got the second, and I was like, 'oh my god'. That night at Anfield was amazing."

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Liverpool headed into the second leg of the semi-final tie 3-0 down on aggregate following a nightmare first leg at the Nou Camp. Former Reds hero Luis Suarez had opened the scoring against Jurgen Klopp's side on the 26th minute, before Lionel Messi bagged a brace late on to put Barca in cruise control.

However, the Reds were determined to utilise the fortress that is Anfield when the Spanish giants visited Merseyside, and the fans' support ultimately proved imperative in spurring the side on, curating one of football's greatest comebacks. Divock Origi opened the scoring for Liverpool just seven minutes into the match, slotting home a point-blank rebound from Jordan Henderson's initial shot.

Georginio Wijnaldum scored the second with 54 minutes played, bursting through the middle of the box to get onto the end of a well placed low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, before doubling down just two minutes later – this time leaping high to meet a ball put in from Xherdan Shaqiri from the left-hand side.

Origi then bagged a brace of his own with 79 minutes played, capitalising off the back of Alexander-Arnold's famous corner in which he looked to be walking away from the ball before driving it low and hard into the centre of the box. Origi hit the ball hard into the top left corner before wheeling away in celebration to round off a 4-0 win for Liverpool, sending them to the final of the Champions League via a 4-3 win on aggregate.

The 2019 final saw two English teams go head to head, as Liverpool faced Spurs at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano – with the Reds of course running out 2-0 winners on the night thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Origi. And Shearer isn't the only person who has praised the power of Liverpool's home crowd of late either.

The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw by Fulham at Anfield on Saturday afternoon in an incredibly tense game which saw Arne Slot's side reduced to 10 men after just 17 minutes. Liverpool were 1-0 down thanks to an early finish from Andreas Pereira when Andy Robertson saw red for a rash challenge on Harry Wilson as the last man back.

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Cody Gakpo managed to equalise for Liverpool with 47 minutes played, but Rodrigo Muniz put the visitors up once again with 14 minutes left to play. The returning Diogo Jota grabbed a point in the 86th minute, though, which is undoubtedly crucial for Liverpool's Premier League title hopes this season, considering how tight it is at the top of the table.

While Marco Silva believes his Fulham side should have taken more from the game, he admitted that they struggled to cope with the atmosphere inside Anfield. He explained: "It’s a mix of feelings. When you are leading the score twice and Liverpool have had 70 minutes playing with 10 men, we have the feeling we should have won the game.

"We have that strange feeling we could have got more. But the power of Liverpool had an impact as well. I am pleased with the performance but to lead twice against 10 men with 70 minutes, we should have taken the three points. The way we started the game, we showed trust in ourselves as well.

"We have massive respect for Liverpool and the quality they have. When you come here, if you try to match them there will be difficulties as it’s emotional (the crowd) and if you are open, the quality they have with the crowd behind them, they can be unstoppable.

"We started so well and scored, and our dynamic up front created a lot of problems for them."

Liverpool sit atop the Premier League table on 36 points with a game in hand on second-place Chelsea, who trail them by just two points. The Reds now turn their attention to the Carabao Cup quarter-final with Southampton at St Mary's on Wednesday, before traveling to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the league come Sunday.