Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore has given a touching tribute to Irish fan Sean Cox after Liverpool's Premier League win.
Cox, a Liverpool fan from Meath, was paralysed after an attack ahead of Liverpool's match with Roma in April 2018.
He has since been on the long road to recovery, and Moore paid tribute in a series of tweets this evening.
Number 19 is finally here. It’s for our millions of fans, near and far...we miss you. It’s for the Reds that fell to the virus. It’s for my dad, who first took me to Anfield in 1959. It’s for Sean Cox, smiling in Ireland right now. And it’s for the 96, who will never be forgotten
— Peter Moore (@PeterMooreLFC) June 25, 2020
Moore followed up with a touching photo of Sean Cox enjoying the title win.
One man in Ireland is loving every moment of this...thinking of you this evening Sean. You'll Never, Ever, Walk Alone pic.twitter.com/J1jCb3hTXj
— Peter Moore (@PeterMooreLFC) June 25, 2020
Liverpool won their first Premier League title after Manchester City lost to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The Reds were confirmed champions without kicking a ball and sit atop the Premier League with 86 points after 31 matches. It is their first top-flight title since 1990.
Chelsea beat City 2-1, with a goal from Christian Pulisic and a penalty from Willian leaving Kevin De Bruyne's free-kick a consolation.
The result means that City can no longer catch Liverpool, to copper-fasten a league finish that has long been known.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke glowingly about his players' efforts, after their 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
"You shouldn’t underestimate how much this team wants it. You should not. This team really wants it; they want to fulfil the wishes of the people at home," Klopp said.
"We all have a common dream, but we have to work for it and we have to work our way for it. We cannot play like other teams, but we can play pretty good stuff – and that’s what the boys did tonight."
Klopp said that he would be watching the Chelsea-Manchester City match.
"I watch the game tomorrow night, not to prepare a celebration – I watch the game because we play against City a week later," said Klopp.
"I have to watch it, especially against Chelsea, who we play as well. This game is a really important game to watch for plenty of reasons. Whatever happens tomorrow night, we have no influence on it, so I'm not too interested, to be honest.
"But I am pretty sure anyway that the game next week against Man City is a must-watch for each football fan on this planet because whatever will be decided or not, two really, really good teams face each other and that will be pretty interesting, to be honest."
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