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Liverpool Echo
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Katie Sands

This is why amazing murals of England stars have appeared in Liverpool

Football fans in Liverpool can see amazing murals depicting two of England's World Cup stars.

Striking portraits of Phil Neville's squad have been struck up in the stars' hometowns as the Lionesses continue their World Cup bid.

Neville's side saw off a second-half Scottish fightback on Sunday night in Nice to pick up a 2-1 win in their Group D opener, before travelling north for their second game against Argentina in Le Havre on Friday.

The murals, in locations including Liverpool, Manchester and London, feature some of the Lionesses' biggest names, including Nikita Parris - who scored England's opening goal at the weekend - Alex Greenwood, skipper Steph Houghton, Toni Duggan and Lucy Bronze.

The murals being painted (Seb Hughes)

A mural of Toxteth-born Nikita Parris has sprung up in Liverpool's London Road, while a portrait of Manchester City's Steph Houghton has been erected in Manchester's Oldham Street and Liverpool-born Alex Greenwood has had a mural appear in Liverpool's Constance Street.

A mural of Nikita Parris (Jakub Taylor)
A mural of Steph Houghton in Manchester's Oldham Street (Jakub Taylor)
A mural of England star Alex Greenwood in Liverpool's Constance Street (Jakub Taylor)

The bespoke artwork comes as Twitter has collaborated with some of the UK’s top artists to create bespoke murals of some of the Lionesses' biggest names.

Dara Nasr, managing director of Twitter UK, said: "Twitter is the place to follow the FIFA Women’s World Cup this year.

"We’re proud to be driving forward conversation around the women’s game, launching the first ever #WomenInFootball emoji and the hashtag #WhatIf campaign to champion women and girls within the football industry.

"These murals were the perfect way to pay homage to the stars of the game within their hometowns and cities, giving them the legendary status they deserve."

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