Any repeat of Manchester United supporters forcing the postponement of the fixture tomorrow evening should see Liverpool awarded the three points according to Jurgen Klopp.
A unwanted chapter in the storied rivalry between the two teams was written in May last year when a group of unruly protesters found their way into Old Trafford and stormed the pitch in what was set to be a fixture played behind closed doors due to pandemic restrictions.
It led to the first game being postponed in Premier League history due to fan protests, and when the two teams met a month later, the security presence was ramped up substantially and Liverpool walked away with a 4-2 victory.
More than a year down the track and with the home team remaining in a seemingly never ending state of malaise, fans are planning to make their voices heard once again albeit organisers are pleading for it to go off without any issues.
The main protest group '1958' put out a rally call in the lead up saying “We will plant our flag as a focal point. Be loud, be proud, stand as one!
“We appreciate emotions are running high. We must keep it legal, we must keep it peaceful, we don’t want any Reds getting lifted and giving the Glazer propaganda machine a chance to spin the narrative.
‘Bring the heat, bring the noise, bring the passion. Let’s show the Glazer family that this time it will not blow over.”
While focussed on his own team and getting their first three points on the board this season, the Liverpool manager is aware of what is being planned.
And with the congested football calendar the way it is, he does not any part of this fixture lingering, he wants it out of the way one way or another as the Echo reported.
“Do we have any plans for the game not happening? We are going home in the bus. I really hope it will not happen, but if it does happen I think we should get the points.
“We have nothing to do with the situation. If that happens and the supporters want the game to be not happening, then we cannot just rearrange the game again and fit it in somewhere at an incredibly busy time. I don't think and I really hope this will not happen.
Just like most logical thinking Football fans, Klopp hopes the match goes off without any hitches, but if it not to be the case, he is adamant in his thinking.
"I have no idea what could happen, I don't think about it. People tell us things will be fine so we will go there, play the game hopefully and go home.
But if in a situation like this, always the other team should get the points because they have nothing to do with it. They have prepared the game."
While emotions will be on edge for the fans and officials of the home side, Klopp is unwilling to give any sympathy to his opposite number after a tough opening to his Premier League managerial career saying it would be exactly the same if the shoe was on the other foot.
“It’s not necessary to feel sympathy for Ten Hag. If it’s football problems, we have problems. I am not sure you would go to Manchester United and ask them if we have too many injuries.
"The football world is a sea of sharks. For me to have sympathy will not help or harm them. We all have our problems and that’s it.’”
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