Watch Liverpool? You weren't alone

Aussie fans perform a spine-tingling rendition of Liverpool's anthem, You'll Never Walk Alone.

UPDATE: A HUGE TV audience saw Liverpool take on Melbourne Victory last night, a game preceded by a magical MCG moment.

Digital channel 7mate recorded its biggest ever audience for the exhibition match, which has gained worldwide attention for the size and enthusiasm of the crowd.

The game drew an average national audience of 790,000 viewers, peaking at 1.106million.

STEVIE G LIGHTS UP THE MCG

In Melbourne, where the game was held, the average audience of 262,000 equated to an 18 per cent total audience share.

Inside the MCG, a crowd of 95,446 witnessed history as Liverpool won their first match on Australian soil against a gallant Victory.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says his teammates were "blown away" by the rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" from the MCG crowd.

The crowd was the biggest Liverpool had ever played before despite dominating the world game in the 1980s and playing at some of the biggest stadiums in the world.

More than 10,000 overseas and interstate tourists were among the delighted crowd that transformed the MCG into Reds heaven in an entertaining foreign friendly won 2-0 by the famous English soccer team.

The crowd, mostly decked from head to toe in Liverpool red, was technically the second biggest soccer crowd ever at the MCG.

MCG BECOMES A SEA OF RED

It trailed only the 104,700 audience for a USSR v Yugoslavia match widely regarded as a curtain raiser to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics closing ceremony.

Goals from skipper Steven Gerrard and Iago Aspas help Liverpool down Melbourne Victory 2-0 in the Reds first game in Australia.

And it was the biggest selling soccer match between two club sides by far, eclipsing attendance records records for matches between Australia and international opponents ranging from Brazil to Greece.

For fans it was a chance to watch one of world sport's most iconic teams at one of sport's most iconic stadium.

And neither let them down with Liverpool playing a near full-strength team and the MCG providing the perfect canvas for a magical sporting moment full of colour, atmosphere and excitement.

THE GREATEST MCG MOMENTS

Fittingly, Beatles anthems blared over the MCG speakers 25 minutes before kick off, a knowing nod to the Scouse heritage the iconic Liverpool band and sporting team share.

From music to football - Liverpool had it all.

But it was moments before the start of play when they brought out the big guns.

When the first chords of Liverpool's iconic anthem You'll Never Walk Alone started to play the vast majority of the MCG crowd rose as one and sang in unison.

Those lucky enough to have a seat the the MCG for the spine chilling experience will speak of it for years to come.

It took Liverpool more than 100 years to visit Australia but judged on the success of their maiden tour they are bound to be back soon.

The match is expected to pour more than $10.4 million into the Victorian economy.

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE: Liverpool fans show their support ahead of the match against Melbourne Victory and Liverpool at the MCG. Picture: Michael Dodge

Hotel operator the Accor group reported 100 per cent occupancy across 4700 rooms of Melbourne hotels, saying it was booked out from the CBD to Glen Waverley for the match.

Metro put on extra services for the match, sports stores sold out of Liverpool kits and several hotels told the Herald Sun they had been booked out for weeks for match night.

Premier Denis Napthine, who wore a Liverpool scarf instead of a Melbourne Victory accessory for the match, said the event was bigger and better than expected.

"To have Liverpool playing here at the MCG is a dream come true for many people in Australia,'' he said.

''The visit by Liverpool FC will generate well in excess of $10 million in economic benefits to Victoria,''

The MCG was a sea of red for Liverpool's clash with Melbourne Victory. Picture: Colleen Petch

Even AFL stars lined up for a share of the action.

Geelong premiership player Cameron Mooney tweeted: "For 20 years iv wanted to go to Anfield and sing 'you'll never walk alone' with 40 000 people. Guess 90 000 at the G will have to do. ''

Before the match, Liverpool great Steven Gerrard said he was pleased to tick the MCG off his iconic stadium bucket list.

"When you're growing up playing in Europe and around the world, you want to play in as many of the big and special stadiums as you can. This is certainly right up there," he said.

"Close to 100,000 supporters when you're over 20 hours away from home is incredible.''

Earlier, Liverpool coaches and staff made the day of a group of vision impaired children in a once in a lifetime coaching camp.

By that time Melbourne's CBD was already a sea of red with fans eager with excitement spilling out of pubs, cafes and restaurants.

Former English soccer hard man turned movie star Vinnie Jones also made a difference, spending time with a group young of young Melbourne men whose lives have gone off the rails in the hope of helping them turn their lives around.

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