“That is exactly how football should be with all rivalry aside at this moment. There is only one thing that is important and it was a show of class. All our thoughts, from the moment we heard about it, are with Cristiano and his family.
“I cannot even imagine how it must be and we really feel for him.”
BBC Radio 5 Live football correspondent John Murray, who was commentating at the game, described the tribute as “wonderful”.
“After being at Wembley on Saturday where there was the disruption of the Hillsborough silence, I have to confess when I heard this morning that there was this tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo at this game, you did think ‘I hope that goes off ok’.
“In actual fact it was wonderful. It was a brilliant show of support from human beings to another human being.”
Former Everton and Scotland forward James McFadden, who was co-commentator for 5 Live at the game, described the tribute as a “real touch of class” from Liverpool fans.
“To show their respect and support for Cristiano Ronaldo in such a difficult time – a classy, classy touch,” he added.