Roy Keane disagrees with Rio Ferdinand as Liverpool set for action from Chelsea and Arsenal

Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has disagreed with his above assistant Rio Ferdinand about Chelsea and Arsenal giving Liverpool a bouncer of honor.

Following their aggressive 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur aftermost time out at Anfield, Liverpool captivated up the Premier League appellation with four amateurs to spare. Their aboriginal bold aback acceptable the appellation will see the Reds face off adjoin Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with Enzo Maresca’s ancillary set to accord Liverpool a bouncer of account above-mentioned to kick-off.

It is additionally accepted Arsenal, the aggregation Liverpool comedy the afterward weekend at Anfield, will accord the Reds a bouncer of account in their aboriginal home bold aback acceptable the title, although it is not bright if this is a certainty.

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However, above Liverpool striker Peter Crouch, and ex-Man United apostle Rio Ferdinand accepted they were not admirers of the tradition.

“I don’t like it,” Peter Crouch said on TNT Sports during their advantage of Aston Villa and Fulham’s Saturday clash.

The ex-Liverpool striker added: “I don’t know… Maybe it shows respect, but I anticipate it’s a bit awkward for the aggregation that comes out and it’s awful awkward for the aggregation that is acclamation them on the field. It’s not for me.”

Ferdinand added: “I didn’t like it.

“I’ve been advantageous abundant to accept a bouncer of account and be on the accepting end of it, and both are absolutely awkward. Crouchy is absolutely right.”

However, Keane, speaking on Sky Sports, disagreed with both Crouch and his above teammate. “Do you apperceive what, I anticipate in the game, to get respect, you accept to appearance respect,” said Keane, whilst the anchorperson showed footage of Man United giving Chelsea a bouncer of account aback in 2005.

“People ability not like it, acutely it’s nice back you get it, but you accept to accord it. It’s allotment of the game. It’ll be altered if it were absolute rivals, aloof say maybe Man City adjoin United or Everton against Liverpool but I anticipate you accept to do it. It’s allotment of the game.

“It’s the account and yeah, a nice touch. Chelsea acutely adapted it [in 2005]. And as I said, to get respect, you accept to appearance it. It works both ways.”

On Friday, Maresca accepted Chelsea would account the Reds. “It’s tradition,” the Italian said during his pre-match columnist appointment on Friday. “We accept to do that, and we are activity to do that. They won the Premier League, so they deserve it.”