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Daniel Murphy

Why Man City fans sing iconic Liverpool band The Beatles' 'Hey Jude' at matches

'Hey Jude' has been a staple chant for Man City supporters for years now and it isn't going to stop just because of the newly forming rivalry with Liverpool, the home of The Beatles.

The intensity in the rivalry between the two clubs has been heating up over the past two seasons with both sides fighting tooth and nail for the Premier League title more recently.

It started to increase in the 2017/18 season when City faced Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals, which saw the Reds come out on top 5-1 on aggregate in a thrilling two-legged tie.

In this past season it would be City who would take the upper hand as they were the only team to beat Jurgen Klopp's side all season, a victory which meant City clinched the Premier League title ahead of them by a single point.

With another epic season in store the rivalry is set to become even more important, so it is a little peculiar as to why a City anthem comes from a band that is Liverpool's most famous export.

Well according to Goal the chant originated in 1968 when City won their second first division title. 'Hey Jude' was also released that year and it soon became associated with City's most successful era at the time and it has stuck around since.

The chant then came back into fashion when Sergio Aguero clinched the title for City in 2012.

As it took City so long to taste triumph again the song was always a reminder of the good times and continues to be sang now as City dominate domestic football in England.

It also helps that the recognisable chorus of "Nahh, na, na, nahh-na-na, nahh hey Jude," can easily be changed to add any two syllable word or phrase at the end, which makes it fit City so well.

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