Ipswich Town mural created ahead of first match

The mural will be finished on Friday ahead of Saturday's match against

A mural honouring Ipswich Town Football Club is being created ahead of the new season.

The club is back in the Premier League for the first time since 2002 after being promoted in May.

They take on Liverpool FC on Saturday at Portman Road.

The mural, which has appeared at the bottom of Barrack Lane in the town, will be in place for at least a month to celebrate the club, according to TNT Sports, which is behind the campaign.

Ipswich Town kick off their Premier League campaign on Saturday against Liverpool FC

Becky Diver-Phillips, vice president for marketing at TNT Sports, explained the mural once finished on Friday will feature manager Kieran McKenna and captain Sam Morsy.

A number of other players are also being painted on to it.

"As we travel around the country each week, fans and communities in and around each ground are as integral to the matchday experience as ever," Ms Diver-Phillips said.

"Central to our live coverage is having our team in and amongst the fans and this mural captures the passion and emotion that only sport can evoke."

The mural has been painted as part of TNT Sports' Only Sport Can Do This nationwide campaign that launched on 28 July.

Work began on Monday to create the mural in Ipswich

Ipswich Town were promoted to the Premier League after securing 96 points in their Championship campaign.

Since May, improvements have been ongoing at Portman Road.

More than 100 projects are under way to make improvements, including the introduction of safe standing areas, increased capacity in the away end and work on the Sir Alf Ramsey stand.

Town's game against Liverpool on Saturday kicks off at 12:30 BST and you can listen live on BBC Radio Suffolk.