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'They wouldn't boo if there was no reason': Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp DEFENDS 'wonderful' fans who jeered Prince William and the national anthem at Wembley, even as fury grows at their behaviour

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defended fans who booed the National Anthem at the FA Cup final, insisting 'they wouldn't do without a reason'.

The response from some Reds fans ahead of kick-off on Saturday sparked widespread outrage as jeers rang out around Wembley Stadium as Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, was introduced to Chelsea and Liverpool players.

Fans gesticulated and made obscene hand gestures while Duke of Cambridge stood singing God Save the Queen.

Klopp, who addressed the media ahead of Liverpool's next Premier League match this week, called the club's supporters 'wonderful' and claimed they wouldn't boo 'without reason'.