Teenager Maira Elizabeth Nari, whose father was on the missing Malaysia Airlines fight MH370, has received a Liverpool jersey signed by the team's manager Brendan Rogers and the players ahead of their crucial match against Manchester City tonight.
Maira's father, Andrew Nari, was a huge fan of the English Premier League club. He was the chief steward on board flight MH370, which has been missing since March 8.
“I am going to frame this jersey. Dad, this is for you. I bet you're the happiest person on Earth right now," the Liverpool Echo reported Maira as tweeting.
"May Liverpool always be on top of the chart and hope you win this season for daddy, for us and for the fans. God bless and thank you so much. I couldn't ask for more."
The jersey had the number "1" with Andrew Nari's name and surrounded by the signatures of the manager and team.
In her tweet, Maira also thanked the three Malaysians who travelled to Anfield recently for a match against Tottenham and arranged for the club manager and several players to sign the jersey for her.
"I have no clue how to thank all of you and it is indeed beautiful and true that You'll Never Walk Alone," she said in her tweet.
Liverpool fans around the world had rallied behind Maira after she posted a heartfelt message about her father on Twitter during the Manchester United-Liverpool match more than two weeks ago.
"Daddy, Liverpool is winning the game. Come home, so you can watch the game! You never miss watching the game. It's your very first time. :')" she had tweeted via her Twitter handle @Gorgxous_. (The Twitter account has since been suspended.)
Liverpool's official website reported that teenager Maira's tweet was met with a flurry of touching replies as friends and strangers alike took the time to offer her hope and encouragement.
Liverpool won that game 3-0.
Her tweet had 3,764 retweets and was also shared by Liverpool FC’s official Twitter and Facebook accounts.
The football club posted the following Tweet directly to Maira: @LFC: “@Gorgxous_ Just to let you know that we are thinking of your father & all those still missing from flight #MH370 Be strong. YNWA”
Support from Liverpool fans
Below are just a handful of the hundreds of messages which have been posted on Liverpool's official Facebook page by fans of all clubs in her support.
Nadia A. Zawawi: "Coming from Malaysia (and living in Dublin) I've been in touch with Maira, and she's trying desperately to stay positive. All our thoughts for the crew and passengers and their families. YNWA #PrayForMH370."
Dan Cahill: I hope he and all the others are found safe and well, god bless sweetness, my daughter would be saying same thing for me, u keep following the boys so u can tell ur daddy all about it! x YNWA."
Vicky Roberts: "God bless this little girl! God bless the crew of this plane, so sad! To all the Malaysian members of our Red family, we stand with you YNWA!"
Renny Whitehead: "Oh this is just so heartbreaking. As a Liverpool fan and flight attendant it really helps me understand even more, just how much the families must be hurting. My thoughts are with all those affected. You'll Never Walk Alone."
Jason Howard: Coming from a dad who never misses a match with his son... this is one of the most touching posts I've read... YNWA!!!!"
Mohd Shahrul Nazrin: We are not just one team, but as a big family. the best team in this planet #LFC #YNWA from malaysia :') love you guys and thanks a lot. hopefully #Mh370 will come back ASAP."
Amy Vieira: Very touching... My thoughts are with everyone affected by this terrible situation... Still hoping for the best outcome possible ♡ #PrayForMH370 #YNWA."
Maira had also touched the hearts of many netizens with her tweets on the day after the plane went missing.
"God... The only thing I want is my father... Nothing, but my father. I want my father back," she had tweeted.
A day later, she tweeted: "Daddy. You're all over the news and papers. Come home fast, so you could read them! Don't you feel excited?"
"Daddy. It's almost 48 hours. Don't forget to eat your dinner. You must be starving."
"Come home fast, dad... It's the only thing I want."
In her tweets, Maira also remembered how her father would tell her to go to bed.
She posted: "Normally at this hour, before my dad goes to bed, he would tell me this, 'Don't sleep so late okay.' Goodnight, daddy."
Maira's tweets for her missing father attracted the attention of hundreds of other Twitter users. Her tweets were shared by the hundreds as messages of encouragement, concern and hope poured in for her and her family.
A total of 12 crew members and 227 passengers were on board the Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRO) when it left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing.
Search efforts are continuing in the Indian Ocean after several reports that pulse signals had been detected, raising hopes that the black box and flight data recorder would be recovered soon to shed light on the plane's fate. – April 13, 2014.
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