Before the match a group of Liverpool fans protested against the European Super League
Liverpool midfielder James Milner said on Monday that he did not like the European Super League and hoped it would not materialize.
The English player attended the media after the one-on-one draw Leeds United.
“As everyone thinks, there are a lot of questions to solve. I can only give my opinion. I don’t like it and I hope it doesn’t happen “, He said to Sky Sports the Liverpool captain, One of the founding clubs of the Superliga.
Milner is one of the first soccer players of one of the founding clubs when positioning itself against Superliga, next to Bruno Fernandes, From’ Manchester United, and Joao Cancelo, of the Manchester City.
Before the match a group of Liverpool fans demonstrated against the European Super League and placed banners on the outskirts of Anfield Stadium to show their outrage that the ‘Reds’ have decided to take part in the new competition that brings together some of the most powerful clubs in the world.
Following the official announcement of the creation of the Superliga last Sunday, Liverpool fans met this Monday at the home of the team led by Jürgen Klopp and hung two blankets on which read messages disapproving of the event. The Twitter account, ‘The Redmen TV’, was in charge of sharing the images of English fans.
One of the banners read “LFC fans are against the European Super League” and another of the blankets stressed that they feel “ashamed” of the institution and hinted that the club’s history is ended after his controversial decision to participate in the exclusive contest.
However, not only the Liverpool fan group are against the European Super League because several players and former footballers have used their social media to protest against the new competition.
EFE information was used in this report.