Thai fans welcome Liverpool ahead of Man United friendly
Hundreds of Thai soccer fans cheered on English soccer giants Liverpool as the squad arrived at the Bangkok airport on Sunday (July 10), a day after bitter rivals Manchester United met their supporters ahead of their friendly on Tuesday.
"We respect the United a lot, but when we meet them, we want to beat them. I expect a tough game for us because it will be the first game," said Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp.
The English soccer clubs will face off in a friendly match on Tuesday, where KPOP star Jackson Wang of boyband GOT7 is also scheduled to perform.
Tickets are being sold for as high as 25,000 baht ($700) with sponsors still giving away tickets on the weekend.
The match will be Thailand's first overseas match since the pandemic began and is part of the teams' pre-season tours before the Premier League season begins next month.
After their match, Liverpool will then head to Singapore and United to Melbourne.
