Jurgen Klopp is confident Liverpool fans will respect a minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth II before Tuesday’s Champions League match against Ajax.
Liverpool fans booed ‘Abide With Me’ and ‘God Save the Queen’ before last season’s FA Cup final at Wembley.
Boris Johnson, Prime Minister at that time, condemned those who booed.
Klopp said a minute’s silence is “the right thing to do” adding: “I don’t think our people need any kind of advice from me for showing respect,”
Liverpool have asked UEFA to be able to mark the Queen’s death with a minute’s silence before the game with Ajax.
Manager Klopp said the respect shown by supporters to Cristiano Ronaldo when they hosted Manchester United last season – following the death of the forward’s baby boy – demonstrated there should be no concerns about their behaviour.
“There are plenty of examples where people showed exactly the right respect,” he added. “One which surprised me, and I was really proud of that moment, was last season when we played Manchester United around a very sad situation with Cristiano Ronaldo’s family.
“And that is what I expect. For me, it is clear that’s what we have to do. That’s it.”
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Klopp’s mother – named Elisabeth – died aged 81 in February last year, but he was unable to attend the funeral in person due to the Covid travel restrictions in place at the time.
He said he understood the grief people were feeling and added: “I am 55 years old and she is the only Queen of England I ever knew. I don’t know her, but the things you can see she was a really warm, nice-loved lady and that is all that I need to know.
“Because of my personal experience not too long ago… It is obviously not about what I think, but what people felt who are much closer to her and I respect their grief a lot, and that is why I will show my respect tomorrow night with the minute’s silence if it goes through.”
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