Liverpool fans have been furious at Manchester City’s ‘disrespectful’ honor guard ahead of their game on Thursday night.
Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in their history last week, as City lost 2-1 at Chelsea, sparking wild celebrations in Merseyside.
While it meant Jurgen Klopp’s team couldn’t get the satisfaction of winning the title at their great rival’s stadium, it did mean that they would be given the traditional honor guard for the champions before the match started.
Pep Guardiola confirmed before the game that City would uphold the tradition and lined up outside the tunnel to applaud his opponents on the field.
However, some City players stopped applauding before all Liverpool players emerged from the tunnel and then left the lines before the entire team entered.
This has caused anger among some Liverpool supporters who believe their team has not been shown the respect they deserve.
You can see a selection of his reactions below:
Guardiola hopes to use the game against the champions as a way to see how prepared his team is for the crucial next games against Arsenal in the FA Cup and Real Madrid in the Champions League, although he does not believe that the result will have any results. . considering next season’s title fight.
“We are playing against the champions, so we need two wins and a draw to qualify for the Champions League next season and a real game against a really good opponent to see how it is our time for the semifinals against Arsenal and the match against Madrid, “he told Sky Sports.
“I think football life changes from week to week, so of course we want to do well against this team, but next season will be a new season, new goals in the Premier League we have a champion. There are five, six teams to qualify for the Champions League next season. “
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