Liverpool fans see red over claims You'll Never Walk Alone was United's anthem

13 April 2012

Liverpool fans have dismissed claims their famous terrace anthem You'll Never Walk Alone was first sung by bitter rivals Manchester United.

A new book, Celtic United, says the Kop was beaten to the tune by at least five years when United supporters sang it as a tribute to the dead of the 1958 Munich air crash.

But Liverpool Supporters Club chairman Richard Pedder told the Sun: "It's not true. I've never heard United supporters sing You'll Never Walk Alone."

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