It's not just in sporting events that Liverpool and Manchester have faced each other for decades.
The two large cities in the north of England are musical rivals as well.
Perhaps because there, rock'n'roll and football were the only way out for a youth less golden than in the British capital, London.
Of course, Liverpool's greatest contribution to humanity is having spawned the Beatles, the greatest pop group in history.
Since the meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the summer of 1957, the fate of this port city has been profoundly changed.
The childhood homes of the two songwriting geniuses are among the city's most visited landmarks, as is the Cavern, the club where they cut their teeth before conquering the rest of the planet.
But the city bathed by the Mersey did not stop there: we owe it the emergence of groups like Echo and the Bunnymen…
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