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Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has defended the tradition of congratulating the Premier League champions with a guard of honor after Liverpool was crowned as title winners - before his own fans booed during the gesture.

Having taken the title from Manchester City, this achievement means that Liverpool was afforded a special guard of honor by rival teams during the remaining four fixtures of the season.

"Liverpool won the Premier League, so deserves it.

I don’t think we need to give a guard of honor to understand how good it is to win the Premier League – we know that it’s something very nice.

"But for sure, when you are standing there, probably in their minds our players are thinking, ‘I would like one day to be there’, he said, before adding: : “In terms of the gap between us and Liverpool, it is there, you can see this clearly.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 04: Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool leads out his side as they are given a guard of honor by the players of Chelsea after they became Premier League champions on the 27th May 2025 prior to the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge on May 04, 2025 in London, England

I've been fortunate enough to receive a guard of honor and be on the receiving end of it, and both are quite awkward
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