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Lifting Premier League trophy in empty stadium would be ‘strange’, says
Henderson
LONDON, May 27, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says
playing at an empty Anfield and winning the Premier League title with no fans
present would be “pretty strange”. Liverpool were 25 points clear of 2019
champions Manchester City and on the verge of their first English top-flight
crown for 30 years when the league was shut down by coronavirus in March.
Clubs returned to training in small and socially distanced groups last week
ahead of a proposed restart in June.
Henderson lifted the Champions League trophy in a packed stadium in Madrid
last June but is preparing for a different experience this year.
“Of course it would feel different because if you win any trophy and
receive it without any fans there, it would be pretty strange,” he told the
BBC.
The 29-year-old England international midfielder said the title race was
still not over.
“We still have work to do and we still need to perform at a high level
right the way until the season finishes because we want to finish as strongly
as we can to make sure it is a full season,” he said.
Henderson, who has been pivotal in Liverpool’s renaissance under Jurgen
Klopp, said he hoped there would be a title celebration with fans inside
Anfield in the future if, as appears certain, they finish the job.
“Whether we win it or whatever, then (receiving) the trophy and the fans
not being there… you just have to deal with it when it comes,” he said.
“Hopefully it does happen. We are still in a very good position.
“It will mean we have won the Premier League and we will all be very happy
but then we can look to the future — and whenever fans are allowed back into
the stadium, I am sure we will have some sort of celebration together.”
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