Anfield Voted The Most Overrated Atmosphere In The Premier League

Liverpool's Anfield stadium usually has a reputation for providing one of the best atmospheres in football, but fans have voted it the most overrated.

In a recent poll, 44.5% of fans believed that Anfield had the most overrated atmosphere in the Premier League, with rivals Manchester United's Old Trafford not too far behind in second place.

Despite their reputation for singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' in harmony before kick off, and the intimidation during European nights, it may be that the consistency isn't there at Anfield.

Sure the crowd are in good voice when United or Everton turn up in the red half of Merseyside, but can perhaps it's considered overrated because fans don't rouse themselves enough for other visitors.

Despite being called 'overrated' it's therefore still not the damning indictment some might think, it's just not quite always at the high level that fans might expect, or want.

It's also somewhat surprising that Manchester United are so high on the list, not when Old Trafford doesn't exactly have that great a reputation in the first place.

Sure the 'Theatre of Dreams,' that has become far more of a dream for visiting teams in the past few years, can hold 76,000 fans but it's not usually known for its brilliant atmosphere.

Again perhaps the perception is that a lot of people will make noise and then when opposition fans visit they find themselves making more noise than the hosts, making it all a bit underwhelming compared with what fans were expecting.

If fans of Liverpool and United are feeling hard by then at least they can take solace in the fact they were voted the second biggest rivalry in football.