Guard of honour – sure or no?printed at 14:02 British Summer time Time
Karan Vinod
BBC Sport Journalist
Having received the Premier League, Liverpool may probably obtain a guard of honour of their subsequent sport – an away journey to Chelsea.
There’s nothing within the rulebook suggesting that that is obligatory. It’s merely a gesture from the opposing gamers as an indication of respect for the Premier League champions.
Numerous golf equipment have achieved it up to now – Manchester Metropolis did it when Liverpool visited them after successful the 2019-20 title.
An notorious one was when Arsenal needed to give a guard of honour to Manchester United in 2013 – Robin van Persie’s Manchester United.
And since there are three extra fixtures to be performed after Liverpool’s go to to Stamford Bridge on 4 Might, it’s unclear if the visiting group will given a guard of honour.
Liverpool’s subsequent sport at Anfield is Arsenal’s go to on 11 Might.
As soon as once more, there may be nothing within the rulebook however usually up to now, the guard of honour has not been prolonged previous the primary sport after being topped champions.
