Liverpool received their first guard of honour after securing the Premier League title last weekend, with Chelsea paying tribute to their success. The newly crowned champions are set to face Arsenal at Anfield this weekend in a fixture that carries significant importance for the visiting side.
Arsenal, while placing a strong emphasis on their Champions League campaign, still require additional points in the Premier League in order to secure a top-two finish. Recent domestic results have been disappointing, with the team dropping vital points, including a loss to Bournemouth in their previous league outing.
Despite the high stakes of the upcoming match, Arsenal will still provide Liverpool with a guard of honour before kick-off. This comes amid speculation that the gesture might not be extended due to the rivalry between the two clubs and the competitive nature of the title race. However, as reported by the Daily Mail, Arsenal will go ahead with the guard of honour, viewing it as a display of proper sportsmanship.
The report notes that the club considers the gesture to be a sign of respect, and it reflects the values upheld at the Emirates. Although Arsenal were Liverpool’s closest challengers this season and may feel unfortunate not to have secured the title themselves, they are prepared to acknowledge their rivals’ achievement in the spirit of the game.
Suggestions that the Gunners might opt out of the tradition were unfounded, and the club’s stance reinforces the importance of humility and mutual respect in professional football. Players are expected to participate fully in the honour, as the club anticipates finding itself in a similar position of success shortly.
This moment will serve as a reminder that excellence should be recognised, even in the face of disappointment. For Arsenal, the match remains a crucial opportunity to recover lost ground in the league, but the act of saluting Liverpool’s triumph demonstrates their commitment to maintaining the integrity of the sport.
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Nothing to think about. It’s tradition to pay respect to the Champs.
Agree. I don’t see any issue.
Not sure how we
‘ may feel unfortunate not to have secured the title themselves’
You become fortunate with hard work and determination. Signing Sterling, keeping Tierney, Tomiyasu, Gab J., Jorginho, (that’s 5 players who have contributed 0 to the EPL cause)with no recognized backup CF, CAM, CDM, hardly looks like we had any determination and that too after spending some 800M over the period of 5 years.
If Chelsea have done it already why should we do it doesn’t actually make sense does brighton do a guard of honour aswel since they them after arsenal 🤔
Arsenal should honour the tradition, with great anticipation that as soon as next season, they will be the ones to be accorded the guard of honour.
It’s all about having class!
Am so focused on PSG in the French capital, they can get an awesome guard of honor when the champions league come back is complete.
3 1 3 3 Formation is on my mind, it is the honorable thing to do
It’s about time to get rid of this Guard of Honour comedy, along with anthems & pre match hand shakes. Unless it’s our turn of course😉
Bah humbug, Jax. Can’t beat a rendition of North London Forever. 🙂 The song itself is just a fantastic bit of urban poetry and so poignant if you are indeed a north Londoner which we both are.
No issues with the song Sue, although I’ve not ben there to join in, but I do have issues with all the pre match BS. When did it start? We didn’t have all that back in the day did we?
Jax,
I have to say I agree with you on the handshakes before the game. I’ve always found that laughable to be honest. They shake hands, and then for the next ninety minutes or so, they Feign injury, try to get fellow pro’s yellow or red carded, and the timewasting is beyond funny.
And this was a UEFA idea to generate fare play🤣😂.
As for the Guard of honour, I’m not against it personally. The only thing I will say is that it has already been done in the Chelsea game. Normally that’s when the Guard of honour is done, in the next game after claiming the title. Although with this being Liverpool’s first home game since clinching the title, I can see why it may happen twice in a row.
That said, they shouldn’t get it at every game for the rest of the season. 👍😉
Yeah Derek, a good hand shake AFTER the game is all that’s required,
To be fare Jax,
With some of these players antics, I’d be tempted to shake them by the throat. 😂🤣
The police band at Highbury as far as I can remember was it. Everyone cheered when the lead threw the silver baton in the air hoping he’d drop it.
…and he rarely did🤣.
SueP,
You wouldn’t want to hear my rendition of North London Forever, with my terrible voice I’d clear the stadium.😂🤣👍
Derek – please do us a favor and sing it loud and clear in Mikel’s ear after Southampton match on May 25th. I want to see all the nice familiar faces in the stadium next season (except someone whose initials are MA)
I find that hard to believe, Derek…..but then again:)
SueP,
I’m not joking, I should carry a noise pollution certificate.🤣👍