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Liverpool FC v Manchester United - Fans sing You'll Never Walk Alone Reds supporters belt out anthem ahead of historic Europa League clash with great rivals Liverpool fans were in fine voice as they belted out one of their loudest ever renditions of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' ahead of their historic Europa League clash against old foes Manchester United. With eight European Cups, four other European trophies, 38 League Championships, 18 FA Cups and 12 League Cups between them, English football's two most successful clubs met in continental competition for the first time. The turbo-charged game at Anfield which was the first leg of a Europa League last 16 encounter pitted Jurgen Klopp's side against Louis van Gaal's charges and the atmosphere certainly lived up to the occasion. Flags and banners are par for the course on the Kop in these games and along with the usual favourites, Reds unfurled a message declaring "European Elite" in reference to their five European Cups and three UEFA Cups opposed to United's three European Cups and one Cup-Winners' Cup. Manchester United had issued their away fans with t-shirts to create a so-called "White Wall" in the Anfield Road End but the mass gesture failed to materialise as the two sets of supporters attempted to drown each other out. 'You'll Never Walk Alone' before Liverpool-Man. United is peak soccer Liverpool always has a fantastic atmosphere at Anfield, even more so when Manchester United fans are going crazy. Check out the scenes before the Europa League clash between the two biggest rivals in England, as United fans try to sing over the Liverpool fans during You'll Never Walk Alone. What a singing spectacle. And even United's Jesse Lingard, who was suspended for this game, got in on the fun with fans in the stands: There's nothing like that setting, the passion for the team, the hatred for the opponent and the love for the game. Soccer's beauty in the stands at its finest. "You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the female protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and encourage Julie when her husband, Billy Bigelow, the male lead, is killed when trying to escape capture after a failed robbery attempt when he falls and lands on his knife. It is reprised in the final scene to encourage a graduation class of which Louise (Billy and Julie's daughter) is a member. The now invisible Billy, who has been granted the chance to return to Earth for one day in order to redeem himself, watches the ceremony and is able to silently motivate the unhappy Louise to join in the song. The song is also sung at association football clubs around the world, where it is performed by a massed chorus of supporters on matchday; this tradition began at Liverpool Football Club in the early 1960s and later spread to several other clubs; most notably Celtic F.C. as well as various other Dutch and German clubs. Christine Johnson, who created the role of Nettie Fowler, introduced the song in the original Broadway production.[1] Later in the show Jan Clayton, as Julie Jordan, reprised it, with the chorus joining in. In the film, it is first sung by Claramae Turner as Nettie. The weeping Julie Jordan (Shirley Jones) tries to sing it but cannot; it is later reprised by Julie and those attending the graduation. In the United Kingdom, the song's most successful cover was released in 1963 by the Liverpudlian Merseybeat group Gerry and the Pacemakers, peaking at number one in the singles chart for four consecutive weeks. The song quickly became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club and is invariably sung by its supporters moments before the start of each home game.[11][12]
