The viewing figures for Manchester City's Premier League trophy lift compared to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool farewell have been revealed, and the results are interesting.
The 2023-24 Premier League season concluded on Sunday with Man City being crowned champions.
Pep Guardiola's side beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium to clinch a fourth top flight title in succession, something never achieved before in the history of English football.
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Meanwhile, 30-odd miles west along the M62, Liverpool supporters packed out Anfield to say goodbye to manager Jurgen Klopp, who is leaving the club this summer.
Liverpool had nothing to play for against Wolves on Sunday, as they were already guaranteed to finish third in the table.
That allowed supporters to pay a proper tribute to Klopp, who has transformed the club since he arrived in October 2015.
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Following a comfortable 2-0 win, Klopp gave a touching farewell speech on the Anfield pitch to thanks Liverpool fans for their loyal support, and to encourage them to get behind incoming manager Arne Slot.
Both City's and Liverpool's matches were shown live on Sky Sports, but despite City clinching the title, Klopp's farewell attracted a much higher audience than City's title celebrations.
According to Blinkfire Analytics - as reported by journalist James Pearce - the average UK TV audience for Liverpool's win and Klopp's speech was 70 per cent higher than City's win and subsequent trophy lift.
Both clubs live streamed their post-match festivities on their YouTube channels, with Liverpool's attracting an average audience 44 per cent higher than City.
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In addition, Liverpool were the most engaged club on social media platforms in European football over the weekend with 39.2 million engagements. City were the second most, with 27.1m.
While this seems an obvious stick to beat City with, it's pretty understandable why neutral fans in the UK would rather watch Klopp's farewell speech instead of a trophy lift.
Klopp paying an emotional farewell to Anfield is a unique event, whereas City have won six of the last seven Premier League titles.
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Furthermore, why would any non-City fan want to watch a group of players stand around waiting to lift a trophy?
Many fans will claim that Liverpool are a bigger club than City, and that might be true, but this is far from the solid evidence some will claim it is.
Topics: Manchester City, Liverpool, Premier League, Jurgen Klopp, Sky Sports, Football
Alex Brotherton