A Hillsborough survivors group has called on fans to observe the minute's silence during tonight's Champions League match.
The Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance has called all LFC fans attending the match at Anfield vs Ajax to observe the minute's silence following Queen Elizabeth II's death. The Queen died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland aged 96 on Thursday, September 8.
Liverpool FC has asked UEFA for permission to commemorate the late Queen before their Champions League fixture. The club requested the chance to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II, who was on the throne for 70 years, after Saturday's meeting with Wolves was part of the nationwide cancellation of football.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he believes the minute's silence will be observed by fans at Anfield. Klopp said: "I think [the minute's silence] is the right thing to do, but I don’t think that our people need any kind of advice from me for showing respect. There are plenty of times when people have shown exactly the right kind of respect."
And now the Hillsborough Survivors Support Alliance has urged people to "show respect and observe the minute's silence". A publicly issued statement from the group said: "Everyone attending tonight’s match, please show respect and observe the minutes silence.
"You probably think that any backlash won’t affect you but it will affect us and family members with the increase in abuse over Hillsborough. Respect costs nothing and that goes both ways."
Sections of the LFC crowd booed the national anthem during the FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals at Wembley last season. Fans boo the anthem for a number of reasons including the Conservative government's managed decline of the city in the 1980s and the failings of government following Hillsborough.
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