KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Liverpool Football Club's official anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone' echoed throughout the coaches of the Ampang
Light Rail Transit (LRT) line heading towards Bukit Jalil, inspiring their fans ahead of the Malaysia Select XI-Liverpool match at the National Stadium there tonight.
The song by Gerry & The Pacemakers was sung by fans riding on the trains as early as 4 pm today to watch the eagerly-awaited friendly match.
Checks by Bernama also found some Ampang line LRT stations along the route to Bukit Jalil swamped by Liverpool fans as well some South Korean K-Pop fans, who were also heading to Bukit Jalil for K-Pop group Big Bang's concert.
Traffic in and around Bukit Jalil was also congested with hundreds of vehicles trying to get into the stadium complex.
More than 80,000 people are expected to turn up at Bukit Jalil tonight to witness the friendly match at the National Stadium and Big Bang's concert at the Putra Stadium.
According to media reports, about 60,000 tickets for the football match have been sold by the organisers in the last two days, while the Big Bang concert tickets are already sold out, The Putra Stadium can accommodate up to 18,000 people.
According to Malaysia Stadium Corporation's (PSM) chief executive officer Azman Fahmi Osman, the two events which will take place almost simultaneously in
Bukit Jalil would not cause any problems, as Bukit Jalil had already accommodated more than 100,000 people during the Malaysia Cup final between Pahang and Johor last year.
Meanwhile, Cheras police chief ACP Chong Kok Sin said the police were also ready to maintain security in Bukit Jalil today.
He said the security within and outside the stadium had been tightened, and sufficient assets to control more than 100,000 people had been mobilised. — Bernama
