Outraged Liverpool have challenged Manchester City’s decision to slash their visiting ticket allocation for the upcoming showdown at the Etihad on April 1.
And the Anfield club will make a direct appeal to the Premier League to reconsider the reduction, which has cut the number of away supporters by almost 20 per cent.
Fans groups are also frustrated and angered by the decision, with a leading supporters’ union suggesting the issue is not one of public safety but "poor crowd management” by the club. Tensions have run high in recent meetings between the two sets of supporters, with the Liverpool Chief Executive Billy Hogan personally apologising to a 15 year old female fan who was hit by a plastic glass weighted by coins in the last visit to the Etihad.
