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Liverpool fans greet Man City bus amid disillusionment over rivalry
Liverpool supporters gathered outside Anfield before Manchester City’s visit, with some carrying flags and waiting for the team bus.
The gathering took place near the King Harry pub and along Anfield Road.
Some fans had been urged to bring flags and flares, but others said they had no interest in joining a hostile welcome.
Many felt that the dispute around Manchester City had overshadowed the football itself.
They contrasted it with Liverpool’s historic rivalry with Manchester United, which they saw as a contest shaped by football rather than accusations of cheating.
Liverpool fans recalled the City bus being struck by a missile before a Champions League match in 2018.
The gathering drew a crowd, but the mood described by supporters was more resigned than celebratory.
Liverpool fans gathered outside Anfield to greet Manchester City’s team bus before the match.
The gathering included flags and flares, but many supporters described feeling resigned rather than triumphant.
Some fans said the Manchester City rivalry had lost meaning because of what they saw as cheating.
They contrasted it with Liverpool’s rivalry with Manchester United during the Sir Alex Ferguson era, which they said was about football.
By 2.30pm, hundreds had gathered on Anfield Road to watch the City bus arrive.
- Who
- Liverpool fans gathered to greet Manchester City’s team bus.
- What
- Supporters staged a greeting outside Anfield amid disillusionment over the rivalry.
- When
- On an autumn Sunday before the match, with crowds gathering by 2.30pm.
- Where
- Outside Anfield, on Anfield Road in Liverpool.
- Why
- Some fans said they felt the rivalry had lost meaning and mourned what they saw as a genuine football contest.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It’s the wasted time, isn’t it? I’ve been bringing my boy here for eight years and I ask myself how much of that counts now.
We hated them, but they didn’t cheat us.
Doesn’t interest me. No pleasure in that.
A message circulated urging fans to bring flags, pyrotechnics and flares to greet the City team bus.
Hundreds had gathered on Anfield Road to watch the City bus arrive.
- Teams
- Liverpool and Manchester City
- Venue
- Anfield, Liverpool
- Crowd gathering
- Hundreds were present by 2.30pm
- Earlier incident
- A missile shattered the front window of City’s coach before a 2018 Champions League quarter-final first leg
- Fan comparison
- Some supporters recalled Liverpool’s rivalry with Manchester United during the Sir Alex Ferguson era
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