Ancelotti to Go on Pitch Early to Hear 'Incredible' Liverpool Fans Sing YNWA

Real Madrid take on Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and Real boss Carlo Ancelotti seems particularly excited by the prospect. 

Despite being a former Chelsea man, Ancelotti admitted that he has a special level of respect for Liverpool, in particular the club's fans. 

Ahead of the game at Anfield he told The Sun, in quotes published by Eurosport: 

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It’s always been a club that excites me. The ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ they sing is incredible. Nobody sings an anthem like Liverpool fans.

Tomorrow, before the game, I’m going to go out onto the pitch early because I want to hear them sing it.

I’m so excited...sometimes I look for it on the internet and put it on for my friends. It’s something really unique, seriously.

I remember when we played them in Istanbul [when he was at AC Milan, in the Champions League Final] and we were winning 3-0 at the break.

There were 45,000 Liverpool fans in the ground singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ for 10 minutes. It was incredible and for an Italian it was a shock.

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Ancelotti did, however, warn Liverpool's supporters that it would be unwise for them to boo former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Cristiano is always super-motivated but if the atmosphere is hostile then that will motivate him even more," he said. 

[Eurosport]