Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may have had a tricky week - but he is set to play a starring role at Anfield tomorrow.

A special banner will be unveiled on the Kop for the Reds’ lunchtime clash with Southampton in recognition of Labour’s success in this week’s Liverpool Metro Mayor election.

The banner depicts the Labour leader as well as his shadow chancellor John McDonnell and also shows support for the Hillsborough Justice Campaign.

In a message to Labour supporters and working class voters to get behind the party, the flag includes the slogan: “What unites us is greater than what divides us”.

Labour suffered some tough losses in council votes across the country but in Andy Burnham in Greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram in Merseyside it has elected two powerful mayors to represent the North West.

Roy Bentham of campaign group Blacklist said: “The banner is acknowledgement for Jeremy and John’s tireless efforts in campaigning for social justice wherever that may be.

“We are as ever proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them as they have with us on our long paths to justice.

“We will be displaying the banner at Anfield for Liverpool’s game against Southampton in support of the party leadership with the forthcoming General Election less than five weeks away.

“As working class people in this historically working class city, never has that quote on the flag been more apt than at this time. What unites us is greater than what divides us.”

Mr Corbyn was in Liverpool yesterday to celebrate Steve Rotheram’s landslide victory and said the win could act as a catalyst for General Election victory.

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was also in the city last week and received a rapturous reception as he spoke at an election event at St George’s Hall.