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Sea of red ... Liverpool's support in Melbourne was absolutely incredible for the friendly match. Source: MARK DADSWELL / AAP
PLANS are already being made to bring European giant Liverpool to Victoria on a regular basis.
But first Melbourne Victory is lining up what would be an historic trip to England to play the Reds at Anfield.
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Buoyed by the 95,446 crowd at the MCG on Wednesday night and the support shown to it throughout its four-day stay in Australia, Liverpool officials are keen to strengthen ties with the two-time A-League champions.
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Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro said he wants to make both his club and the A-League a ``powerhouse'' in Asia and said forging relationships with clubs like Liverpool will help that stated aim.
"We're already working on our next projects together,'' Di Pietro told the Herald Sun.
"One of them involves a tour over to Anfield. We'll play, but also go over there and train and spend a period of time. We're also working on supporting each other with our charities.
"Liverpool wants to play in markets that are strong, where the values between the clubs and leagues are similar, where the broadcasters are connected and so on.
"It ticks all the boxes, so this is a preference for them as much as it is for us. Our interests are aligned.''
Liverpool had never been to Australia before this week's trip.
And it's likely Reds fans will not have to wait another lifetime to see their team in the flesh, with Di Pietro saying ``a four-to-five yearly'' match between the two clubs is a possibility.
But that will not perturb Victory from chasing other European giants to play pre-season games in Melbourne.
"Next year is unlikely given the World Cup and 2015, once we understand the Asian Cup commitments, might be something else that we wait through as well,'' Di Pietro said.
"But definitely other clubs are on our radar at the same time as building our Liverpool partnership that we think is going to last a long time.''
Di Pietro said positive discussions with Liverpool officials had further encouraged the club to forge ahead with its long-term ambitions.
"They know we are the powerhouse club of the A-League,'' he said.
"What they also know is that the A-League - and we'll be doing our best with Football Federation Australia to make this happen - will be the powerhouse league in the Asian confederation.
"But we also want it to be the powerhouse league in the southern hemisphere and there's no reason why we can't get there.''
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