LIVERPOOL fans have worked out that Chelsea will likely give them a guard of honour, should their side clinch the title this Sunday.
Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace last night moved Arne Slot’s Reds to within one point of the Premier League title.
The Anfield side will host Tottenham Hotspur this Sunday and would win the title with just a draw against Ange Postecoglou’s men.
In the Premier League, it is customary for the new champions’ next opponents to give them a guard of honour as they walk onto the pitch, should they have sealed the title prior to the final day.
Following this Sunday’s clash with Spurs, Liverpool travel to Chelsea on May 4.
Should the Blues stick to tradition, they would give the Reds a guard of honour onto the pitch, if they have clinched the title by then.
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The prospect has evoked memories of Liverpool’s unsuccessful title bid in 2014.
Liverpool were dramatically beaten 2-0 by Chelsea at Anfield in a costly match in April of that year.
During the match, in which Mo Salah featured for the Blues, Steven Gerrard infamously slipped, allowing Demba Ba to run through and score.
Liverpool subsequently went to Crystal Palace hoping to drum up their goal difference, only to surrender a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3.
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Manchester City went on to be champions that season.
And the following year Chelsea won the league, with Gerrard and Co having to give them a guard of honour on that occasion.
Even in recent years, the Blues have beaten Liverpool to signing the likes of Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Lavia.
So the prospect of arriving at Stamford Bridge is a juicy one for those of a Red persuasion.
Posting about the possibility, a Liverpool fan wrote on X: “Guard of honour at Stamford Bridge from Caicedo, Enzo and Lavia. HAHAHA we owe Chelsea Football Club.”
While a second pointed out: “How ironic is it that Crystal Palace have helped us won the league and Chelsea will possibly be the first team to give us the guard of honour.”
A Chelsea fan chimed in: “I do not want Chelsea to give Liverpool a guard of honour. Tottenham please be useful for once.”
And another added: “Chelsea having to give Liverpool guard of honour is making me sick to the depths of my stomach. What did I actually do to deserve this.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
