Liverpool have turned their Anfield pitch into a tribute to NHS workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
With the football season on lockdown due to the Covid-19 crisis, Premier League leaders Liverpool decided to send a message to healthcare professionals on Wednesday.
The Merseyside club's ground staff marked out 'NHS' in huge letters on the turf along with 'YNWA' - the club's motto of "You'll Never Walk Alone."
A club statement read: "Anfield’s hallowed turf has been carefully marked by LFC’s grounds team using a GPS line marker to create a special tribute to NHS staff ahead of Thursday’s opportunity to ‘Clap for our Carers’, which thanks them for their bravery and selflessness.
"Liverpool Football Club is proud to join the nation in paying tribute and saying a heartfelt ‘thanks’ as people up and down the country come together to show appreciation and gratitude for the heroism of health professionals and other key workers during these challenging times.
"YNWA".
Liverpool had previously come under fire during the lockdown for furloughing non-playing members of the staff - a decision which they quickly reversed following public outcry.
