Merseyside Police have ‘no objections’ to Liverpool and Everton staging matches at Anfield and Goodison Park when Premier League returns
Merseyside Police insist they have no objections to Liverpool and Everton playing any home fixtures behind closed doors in their city.
The national lead for football policing, deputy chief constable Mark Roberts, suggested six matches could be moved at the request of local police forces when football returns behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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These included the Merseyside derby and the game in which Liverpool could secure the title.
But Merseyside Police’s assistant chief constable Rob Carden said they had no problem with holding those matches in the city.
He said in a statement to the Liverpool Echo: “Merseyside Police is ready to provide whatever policing is required of us in relation to games being played at our Premier League stadia once the season restarts.
“In relation to crime and disorder we have no objections to any of the Everton or Liverpool home fixtures being played at their respective grounds. We have a good working relationship with both clubs, and their fan groups, and are content that we can work together in advance of the restart of the season.
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“Decisions in relation to public health risk are made by the Government and Public Health England and ultimately the final decision rests with the Safety Advisory Group, which is chaired by Liverpool City Council in line with the decisions made nationally in relation to sporting events.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was unconcerned about the possibility of winning the title at a neutral stadium and said it will be a special moment regardless of the circumstances.
“In the moment for me whenever it will be, in an empty stadium blah, blah, blah, with all the thoughts and prayers and love from the people all around the world it will still be an absolutely exceptional day in my life,” he told beIN SPORTS.
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“Wherever it will be I don’t know – we hope it will be at Anfield but we don’t know and that’s not important. I’m pretty sure that we can solve the situation here as well in Liverpool.
“We waited a while for this situation and it’s not done yet; if we had stopped the league, or it would not have happened, the silly null and void stuff.
“We wanted to play anyway and now we are really desperate to play because we want to become champions on the pitch and it looks like we can do that.
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“It will not be perfect but we knew for a while it would not be perfect so we are used to that. We want to have it and then we will see how it feels. I am pretty sure it will feel pretty good.
“Most of the people on this planet never have the chance to become champions of the Premier League. For us, it looks like we have the chance, so we take it.”
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