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Liverpool fans line the streets to see the team take part in an open-top bus parade on June 2, 2019, after winning the UEFA Champions League(Image: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The city of Liverpool will come to a standstill this weekend as the new Premier League champions embark on a 10-mile route that will produce enough iconography for its own wing in the club museum.

The date of May 26 has been booked in the diaries for quite some time now as Bank Holiday Monday hosts a day that will, even for this football club, go down as one of the most memorable in modern memory, and possibly ever given its significance.

It's the party that was denied supporters five years ago and while it is not technically true that fans did not get to bask in the afterglow of Premier League success, those who congregated outside Anfield on June 26, 2020, did so without the blessing of the club itself as the world continued to live through the pandemic restrictions.



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This time out, there are no grander concerns, and the event itself will be attended by an estimated one million people, as supporters from all over the world make the pilgrimage into the city itself.

"This one is going to be insane with the Premier League trophy with us," Harvey Elliott told the ECHO last month.

It is going to be unreal scenes, to see the city flooded in red and it's not that we don't know it but to see that support once more will be incredible."

Virgil van Dijk, when asked at Chelsea earlier this month, added: “Hopefully it will be even better than what we had after the Champions League final (in 2022) and I already encouraged everyone to wear red in the last game and keep doing that for the rest of the season because everyone saw how amazing it was.

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“For so many fans and people that have been going to Anfield for so many years it was one of their best days ever so hopefully the 25th will top that and the parade will be even more crazy than ever and there will be even more people coming from around the world to be in Liverpool to come and be with us."

Meanwhile, Cody Gakpo says he is "curious" to discover just what will await him on Monday afternoon, saying: "I'm looking forward to the parade.

The likes of Rafa Benitez, Jurgen Klopp and Sir Kenny Dalglish will all be out between Friday and Saturday and are all expected to be present on Sunday when the trophy itself is hoisted aloft by captain Van Dijk.

There is, though, some important messaging to be communicated before the festivities get underway and Liverpool have come together with the City Council, Merseyside Police and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust to urge supporters to avoid the use of pyrotechnics across the parade's route on the day.

Inevitably, the use of flares, smoke bombs and fireworks have increased since the title was officially clinched against Tottenham on April 27 and while the use of such items can add colour and atmosphere to proceedings, the risks far outweigh the benefits.

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There were, according to club figures, close to 50 reports of burns outside Anfield after the Spurs game last month, with the youngest being a three-year-old child, while three years ago - when the Reds returned as beaten Champions League finalists with the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in their grasp - there were as many as 84 reports of injuries by St John Ambulance from pyrotechnics, and a dozen people were hospitalised as a result.

Matt Ashton, director of public health at Liverpool City Council says: "This parade is about celebration and joy - and bringing dangerous items like flares and smoke bombs only puts yourself and fellow fans at risk.

"Given the injuries we’ve sadly seen on previous occasions, it's just not worth it.

We would ask anyone attending to enjoy the day, but please do so safely."

Paul Cuttill, vice president of stadium operations Liverpool Football Club, says: “We want our supporters to enjoy a fantastic occasion and celebrate our 20th league title win in style through the city streets, but we want it to be safe for everyone.

“We’ve seen young children suffering burns injuries as a result of the use of pyrotechnics and, together with our city partners, are taking a responsible approach to highlight just how dangerous they are.

“All of us here at the club want a safe parade that everyone can enjoy and be able to see the joy on the faces of the fans as the victory bus makes its way across the city.

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The route begins at Allerton Maze, in the south of the city, at 2:30pm and the entire event is slated to last somewhere between three and five hours as the bus crawls along Liverpool to take in the scenes.

From Allerton, the players will be ferried north on Queens Drive towards the Childwall Fiveways roundabout and on to the Rocket flyover.
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