Both teams issued warnings prior to Sunday’s game at Old Trafford, yet a significant number of Man United supporters persisted in yelling tragedies at Liverpool supporters.
Liverpool made their second trip to Old Trafford in three weeks on Sunday, following their 4-3 FA Cup loss and 2-2 Premier League tie.
Chants from Man United fans during the Sky Sports broadcast indicated that several of them were arrested for their involvement in the tragedy after the team’s quarterfinal loss.
As a matter of fact, thousands or perhaps more were presumably joining in the vile yells of “murderers” and “always the victims.”
This prompted the two clubs to start a foundation-based project, albeit the primary goal of it was to educate the youth, even though the issue usually affects the elder generations.
Unfortunately, the identical cries, along with the standard versions of’signed on,’ directed towards the poor communities of Merseyside, tarnished Sunday’s 2-2 draw.
Once more, even though they were heard during their live coverage on Sky Sports, they were not mentioned, and at times it even appeared as though the crowd mics were muted.
It’s a somber indictment of British society and, naturally, of the tribalism of contemporary football.
Jurgen Klopp had asked both sets of supporters to “just show a bit of class” at his pre-match press conference.
He told reporters, “I just think that two of the biggest clubs in the world, let’s just show a little class in these moments.”
Regretfully, the alerts went unanswered, and Greater Manchester Police will surely be forced to begin a new investigation with scant evidence of arrests or prohibitions.
