Liverpool Voted UK’s Favourite Football Club

Premier League leaders Liverpool have been named as the United Kingdom’s favourite football club following a poll produced by YouGov.

YouGov’s FootballIndex tracker has Liverpool top with 8.3 per cent of the population ahead of bitter rivals Manchester United who occupy second with six per cent of the votes.

The study apparently took in 16 different metrics, tracking the opinions of the public every day. These metrics include the public’s perceptions of clubs’ management, players and coaches, fan culture, tradition their record of success amd also the attractiveness of their football.

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The poll enquired from supporters about the likelihood that they would watch rival side on television.

Chelsea were the next best club in the poll with 3.1 per cent – almost three times less liked than Liverpool and almost double of Manchester United.

Manchester City and Arsenal were next on the list with two per cent each. Arsenal’s eternal enemy Tottenham followed them with 1.8 per cent – meaning Liverpool are four times more popular than this trio.

Wolves were the UK’s next favourite team – with a rating of 1.5 per cent to place them in seventh.

Newcastle, Everton and Aston Villa round up the top 10 with 1.4 per cent of the votes.