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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Ian Doyle

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola sent warning after Liverpool and Man City issue letter to fans

Pep Lijnders believes the benches of both Liverpool and Manchester City have a responsibility to set the right example for supporters ahead of their latest blockbusting showdown.

Matches between the two sides have been marred in recent times by a series of unsavoury incidents, most recently during October's Premier League meeting at Anfield when City fans were guilty of abusive chants referencing the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters while City boss Pep Guardiola was targeted by coins thrown from the Main Stand.

Ahead of Thursday’s Carabao Cup fourth round clash at the Etihad, Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan and City counterpart Ferran Soriano released a joint statement aimed at addressing such behaviour with the threat of stadium bans.

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