During his tenure, the commentator struggled with a reputation among Liverpool supporters for allegedly lacking enthusiasm when Liverpool scored while appearing overly excited when Manchester United succeeded. This perception was compounded by notable moments such as Diogo Jota’s goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2022/23 season and Anthony Martial’s debut goal against Liverpool in 2015.
Martin Tyler said, “I can’t wear any shirts from [English] clubs because I’ll be accused of being biased – that’s my shirt there, Woking. That’s my club and people don’t believe it! Oh, you must have a Premier League club’. Why? One of the most famous instances that fans would use to argue otherwise was from 2015, when Anthony Martial scored on his Man United debut against Liverpool and from the 79-year-old received a raucous: ‘OH YES.’ I can understand why people would think that [I support Man United] but did people think I support Man City when [Sergio] Aguero scored [against QPR in 2012]? Also, I have to say in defence of that, they away team score and it is always harder to generate passion. You’re not fighting against the crowd noise.”
