Liverpool slammed for 'disgraceful' post before England's World Cup semi-final

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England take on Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals and the only Liverpool player involved in the game is Alexis Mac Allister, who the Premier League club shared a post about pre-matchLiverpool have been slammed by hundreds of football fans for a 'disgraceful' post in the build-up to England's clash with Argentina at the World Cup. Since the beginning of the tournament, Liverpool have shared a post on their social media channels on the day of a match which involves one of their players.And in keeping with that tradition, the Premier League club posted on Wednesday morning: "Macca and Argentina take on England for a place in the #FIFAWorldCup final." The post included a flexed arm emoji and the Argentine flag.But it didn't go down well with England supporters.

Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageAnother asked: "Liverpool fans... say what you want but this is idiotic from your admin," while a fourth added: "Why would an English club do this?"Others saw it differently, however, with one arguing: "This post didn't even say "good luck" or "wishing all the best" it literally just signified that a Liverpool player was playing a football game today. "That said, I think during this World Cup we've seen - I don't know if I'd call it fatigue or not - but they haven't played with the same intensity that characterises the Premier League."I don't know if that's because of the heat, the weather or other factors, but they're obviously a great team.

We have enormous respect for them, just as we have for every national team we've faced."Will England beat Argentina? We know ⁠exactly what we're doing, and we're not going to change our approach."Join our LFC WhatsApp community and get all the latest LFC news, views, transfer gossip and more, as it happens We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.