For the first time in their history, Liverpool Football Club has landed in China to kick off the first leg of their Standard Chartered sponsored pre-season tour of Asia.
Kenny Dalglish and his squad touched down at Guangzhou airport at 11am local time this morning following a 13-hour flight from Liverpool (via Kazakhstan) - and were greeted by scenes of hysteria as Chinese fans gathered in their hundreds to welcome the Reds to their country for the first time.
There may be 5940 miles between Liverpool and the southern Chinese province where the Reds will spend the next three days, but having waited for so long to see their heroes in the flesh the screaming locals brought the spirit of Anfield to the streets of Guangzhou as the playing squad emerged into the airport and made their way to their hotel.
First on an action-packed agenda is a press conference which will be hosted by Kenny Dalglish alongside Jamie Carragher and new signing Charlie Adam before an open training session takes place later this evening when Chinese Kopites will get their first glimpses of their heroes in action on the pitch.
Liverpool's travelling playing squad and management staff have been joined on the tour by club ambassadors Ian Rush and Phil Thompson along with staff from the club's commercial, media and community teams, with the community department looking forward to delivering their own itinerary of events to local children in the area over the coming days.
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