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Charlotte Coates

Liverpool fan unveils Champions Wall after Reds back garden mural in Manchester

After unveiling a brand new mural of Liverpool's famous front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane in his back garden, Abid Ghani has now taken it a step further by adding a champions wall to the inside of his house.

Abid, a lifelong Liverpool supporter and season ticket holder, lives in the Bury area in Greater Manchester, but that didn't put him off adding famous Reds faces to his home.

The artwork was put together by MurWalls, who have been responsible for the murals seen near Anfield with the likes of Salah, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold all being painted in celebration of the success the club have had.

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"I had the Champions Wall inside my house and it was a similar to the one that could be seen at the Melwood training ground a few years ago, but when Liverpool won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season, I decided to upgrade it," Abid told the ECHO.

"Obviously, we wanted to win the Premier League and the Champions League last season, but it wasn't meant to be. I wanted the actual acrylic trophies and number so I can change it easily when Liverpool hopefully win more silverware. I'd been meaning to change the Champions Wall in the close season, but just didn't get the time."

With living in Bury, Abid is surrounded by Manchester City and Manchester United fans, but the mural at his house has gone down well and highlighted how many Reds fans have been in contact with him to view the famous artwork.

"I've not had any negative comments even though there's City and United fans near me," Abid added. I've had plenty of fans message me because they want to come and see the mural and the Champions Wall. I'm just having to make time for people to come round and view it."

Mural for Liverpool's front three in Bury near Manchester (Abid Ghani)

Inspiration was taken from the famous murals situated around the city of Liverpool, but, surprisingly, a painting of perhaps the Reds greatest ever front three hadn't been done - until now.

"Of course, inspiration was taken from the murals seen near Anfield, but no one had done one of the front three so I wanted to get that added to mine. Originally I just had a painting of the Liverbird with famous commentary quotes, but I decided to upgrade it."

So, what happens if Abid and his family ever wanted to move house? The Liverpool season ticket holder laughed as he said: "The paint would come off with acid paint, but the plan is to never sell the house."

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