Clarke: Liverpool so much bigger than Man Utd, Chelsea in Asia
Liverpool No2 Steve Clarke admits the response from Malaysian fans was a surprise.
Clarke, who had toured the Far-East with Chelsea in 2008, said he was taken aback by how many teenagers, who were not born when Liverpool last won the title in 1990, were crowding into his hotel foyer.
"It is a bit surprising," he said. "You'd think all the top clubs, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, would have an equal share out here but when Liverpool were top of the tree in the 1970s and early 1980s was when television first came into Asia.
"Everyone wanted to follow the successful team and that was Liverpool and so that generation are all big Liverpool fans and their children are big Liverpool fans."
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Comments (86)
which of the Asian countries does liverpool have more fans than Man utd! this Clarke must be a feeble minded person, Man utd is the most popular club side in the entire Asia, if there 're 100 football fans in Asia i can prove to you that 60% are Man utd fans and 40% are fans of other football clubs around the world. you can move from Malaysia to Hong Kong, Hong Kong to Korea, Korea to Japan, Japan to Vietnam, Vietnam to Cambodia, Cambodia to Burma.....you hear the same victory song... glory glory man utd. Liverpool will never be a big club again unless the back pass rule is recalled.
Ask this question to any Englishmen.
Which stadium is most noisiest and the crowd?
They will answer it as LIVERPOOL and STOKE CITY..
The worst face are in MAN UTD, CHELSEA & EVERTON.
The reason why Man utd have so many fans is because the followers dont watch football, they would have heard the name decade ago and when they google the result will show they are the champions of EPL, but ppl dont know which is the best and one the oldest football club and The best crowd in EPL... they just say man u... Man utd are good but LIVERPOOL is the best....
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