Liverpool fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest announcement surrounding Manchester City’s midweek Premier League clash against Arsenal.
This comes after Liverpool news Twitter account @LivEchoLFC shared a post on their official page revealing that the Wednesday’s showdown between the two teams has been postponed to due coronavirus fears.
Should Premier League matches be postponed or played behind closed doors?
Postponed
Behind closed doors
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Liverpool fans who were quick to share their immediate reactions to the news.
Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans responding to the post:
BREAKING NEWS ? https://t.co/a28S7VggFz
— Liverpool FC News (@LivEchoLFC) March 11, 2020
Really worried about this league title now
— T•m (@tomeves2000) March 11, 2020
Sadly it’s only a matter of time before the season is cancelled
— Kieran Reid (@Kieran_Reid99) March 11, 2020
Till when though? The outbreak is likely to be another 12 months! The premier league ends in May!? Just play the game with no spectators and televise it like other sports are!
— Israel (@JLColesy) March 11, 2020
Please don’t scare me like that again I thought our games been postponed
— TerrificTrent (@TerrificTrent2) March 11, 2020
According to a club statement released by the Manchester club, the match has been postponed as a “precautionary measure” after it was found out that “personnel from Arsenal FC have come into contact with the Olympiacos owner, Evangelos Marinakis, who has been named as a positive case of COVID-19.”
Around the rest of Europe, a number of games have been played behind closed doors in an effort to combat the virus (per BBC Sport). Now that Wednesday’s Premier League game between City and Arsenal has been postponed, many Liverpool fans have been having their say on the situation.
The collective sigh of relief from the blues will be heard for miles ?
— Lee Mc (@therazor100) March 11, 2020
It’s our title! It can’t be taken away. The season MUST have a champion!
— Colin West (@MrCoachWest) March 11, 2020
Come on Burnley. We need this thing done.
— Tim Veiro (@tkvfm) March 11, 2020
What do we think?
It’s always better to be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to the spread of this virus which is undoubtedly a life or death matter. From the replies from these Liverpool fans, it appears that their priorities lie with when and where they will be winning the Premier League title.