A Manchester City fan who threw a lit smoke flare on to the playing area during the club’s vital season-ending clash with Aston Villa has received a three-year football banning order.
Phillip Maxwell, 29, from Knowsley, Merseyside, hurled the missile across the heads of supporters and stewards after City equalised in the 78th minute on their way to a dramatic 3-2 win to clinch the Premier League title.
