Liverpool fans are being urged to bring something to help those who are struggling to tonight's Champions League match at Anfield.
The Reds are hoping to recover from last week's chastening defeat against Napoli when they face Dutch champions Ajax this evening. Jurgen Klopp's side kick off at 8pm.
A lively atmosphere is expected at Anfield and Reds fans will be hoping to roar their team to victory after a disappointing start to the season. Fans were unable to watch their side play at home at the weekend as the match against Wolves was postponed following the death of the Queen.
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One of the knock on impacts of that postponement was on collections for local foodbanks, which take place before every Anfield match. The collections are organised by the Fans Supporting Foodbanks group and are a lifeline for foodbanks in north Liverpool.
The club were praised for donating a large amount of food that had been bought in for the Wolves game to local community charities including Fans Supporting Foodbanks. This included 30 trollies of fresh sandwiches. The move was warmly welcomed by community groups and charities.
Tonight, Fans Supporting Foodbanks volunteers will be back in their usual place outside the famous stadium and have urged anyone who can to bring an item of food with them for the collection. Foodbanks are struggling at present against the soaring cost of living.
On Twitter, the group tweeted: "Big match tonight, you know the drill. Kids in our city are going to bed hungry. (If) 50,000+ fans donated a single can each no kids go hungry." The tweet also included statistics that nearly 44% of children living in the Anfield ward specifically are in poverty.
Donations can also be made tonight at Homebaked Bakery on Oakfield Road.
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