‘Keep the passion and lose the poison’ – Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag message to Manchester United and Liverpool fans

The managers of Liverpool and Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag, have joined together to call for an end to chants about historic tragedies involving the two clubs. The two Premier League giants face off at Anfield on Sunday in the latest instalment of one of English football’s fiercest rivalries.

Ad Songs about tragic historic events have overshadowed previous meetings between the clubs; United condemned «completely unacceptable» chants from a section of their fans about the Hillsborough disaster after a 4-0 defeat to the Reds at Anfield in April 2022. Premier League'I really think we are ready' — Klopp backs Liverpool to produce a winning run28/02/2023 AT 17:03 Ahead of Sunday's game, Klopp and Ten Hag issued a joint statement urging supporters to stop ‘tragedy chanting’ about disasters like Hillsborough, Heysel and Munich.

“One of the main reasons why the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United is so special is that it is so intense and no-one should ever want to change this,” said Klopp. “But at the same time, when the rivalry becomes too intense it can go to places that are not good for anyone and we do not need this.

“We do want the noise; we do want the occasion to be partisan and we do want the atmosphere to be electric. What we do not want is anything that goes beyond this and this applies especially to the kind of chants that have no place in football.