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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Martin

Jürgen Klopp and Erik ten Hag united in urging fans to stop ‘tragedy chanting’

Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp and Manchester United counterpart Erik ten Hag
Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp (left) and Manchester United counterpart Erik ten Hag. Photograph: Jon Super/PA

Erik ten Hag and Jürgen Klopp have called for an end to “tragedy chanting” before Sunday’s Premier League meeting of Manchester United and Liverpool at Anfield.

In a heartfelt plea, the rival managers insisted that chants and online abuse about the Munich air crash on the one hand and the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters on the other have to cease. They have urged supporters in a joint statement to “keep the passion and lose the poison”.

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