Explained: Why Liverpool are playing national anthem to mark King’s Coronation despite expected fan backlash as Jurgen Klopp offers ‘like watching a movie’ reaction

As Jurgen Klopp confesses that views on whether Liverpool should perform the national anthem on Saturday is divided, the club finds itself in an impossible scenario.Information Guide Nigeria

The Reds intend to celebratesports’s coronation by playing ‘God Save the King’ at Anfield before their match against Brentford on Saturday, as clubs have been “strongly advised” to do so by the Premier League. The decision is likely to produce a schism among supporters, with many fans opposing it.

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Asked about to issue on Friday, Klopp told reporters: “The club’s position is my position. That is clear. Besides that, this is definitely a subject which I cannot really have a proper opinion about. I am from Germany, we don’t have a king or a queen, I am 55-years-old and I have no experience of that.

“Watching from the outside, it is a nice thing to watch. All the [royal] weddings are massive things in Germany but no one really knows what it is like. It is like watching a movie. We don’t feel it. That is it, pretty much. I am pretty sure a lot of people in this country will enjoy the coronation, some will not be interested and some will not like it. That is it and that is over the whole country. That is all I can say about it. The club’s position is my position.”NYSC Portal

Liverpool supporters have in the past booed the national anthem, notably before last season’s FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, and similar dissent is likely this weekend – though it is more likely that there will be a rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.

The club understands that many fans will want to sing the hymn and celebrate the coronation, but they believe the Premier League has put them in a difficult position, with a backlash unavoidable regardless of whether they play the anthem or not.

Liverpool had also planned to use the game against Brentford to mark the start of Eurovision week in the city and to promote the event. They were also planning to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their formal Foundation, a milestone that would symbolize two decades of charity efforts in the city. Those festivities will now be overshadowed by what is expected to be a contentious rendition of the national anthem.JAMB Result