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Peter Schmeichel and David James were involved in an embarrassing exchange while covering the shock of the Premier League of Liverpool with Arsenal on Sunday.
The two former goalkeepers were according to the experts for Viaplay while the first two of the Premier League clashed in Anfield and were initially appeared in a good mood while the panel shared a laugh.
However, the atmosphere suddenly changed when the legend of Manchester United, Schmeichel, looked at his former stam of his teammate Jaap to point a badge on the james jacket.
The badge had the number “97” on it, and Schmeichel interrupted the pre-match cat to question it as he said to James: “Can I just ask, what does that represent?
Liverpool’s former shot was not impressed by Schmeichel’s question, frankly answering: ’97? Hillsborough.
The presenter Jules Breach quickly intervened, telling James that it was a “nice touch” to see him wear the badge before she changed the subject.
Peter Schmeichel asked David James why he wore a badge with number 97 on it
James does not seem impressed by briefly explaining that it was to honor those who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster
Last month was the 36th anniversary of the tragedy when 97 fans lost their lives in a crush
James referred to the Hillsborough disaster, where 97 fans lost their lives following a crushing of the crowd during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.
Eighty-four people died during the day, before another supporter died in the hospital a few days later.
Tony Bland and Andrew Devine died in 1993 and 2021, respectively, after having undergone irreversible brain lesions after crushing to bring the number of deaths to 97.
It was the 36th anniversary of the tragedy last month, and James, who played for Liverpool between 1992 and 1999, paid tribute to those who unfortunately lost their lives on this deadly day.
However, Schmeichel did not seem to know of the meaning of the number 97 to the inhabitants of Liverpool, which led to an embarrassing moment with James.
Schmeichel also made a large claim during the pre-match coverage when he marked the boss of Arsenal Mikel Arteta a “control monster”.
Addressing the exit of Gunners’ Champions League in the hands of PSG who confirmed that they would end another season without trophy, Schmeichel struck Arteta for not having given enough freedom to his players when he insisted that the Spanish coach would have made him a “ worse player ” if he had already played under him.
Liverpool then dominated the first half when they opened a two goals’ lead thanks to Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz strikes.
Schmeichel also struck Mikel Arteta during the Viaplay pre-match cover on Sunday
Schmeichel was strongly critical of Arteta, the marking a “control monster” after another season without trophy for Arsenal
Arsenal retaliated after the break, however, and saved a point through the goals of Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino.
They remain 15 points behind Liverpool and still have a job to do during their last two games to seal second place.
