Liverpool have paid tribute to the victims of the Ibrox disaster ahead of their Champions League clash with Rangers.
Tonight's visitors laid a wreath at the memorial statute to show their respect to the 66 people who lost their lives at the stadium in 1971. The move mirrors a gesture from Rangers boss Gio van Bronckhorst and skipper James Tavernier after the pair laid a wreath at the Hillsborough memorial during their trip to Anfield last week.
Liverpool 's CEO Billy Hogan was the man who laid the wreath at the John Greig statue, which stands on the corner of Ibrox between the main stand and the Copland Road stand. Amongst the 66 victims who tragically lost their lives following the disaster in Govan was young Liverpool fan, eight-year-old Nigel Pickup, who was visiting Glasgow during the time of the awful event. Nigel was the youngest victim following the January 1971 catastrophe.
Liverpool experienced their own heartache 17 years later when 97 people lost their lives due to the disaster in Sheffield at an FA Cup semi-final.
Liverpool shared the images on their own social media accounts and said: “Our CEO, Billy Hogan, laid a wreath at the Ibrox Disaster Memorial this afternoon on behalf of all at Liverpool Football Club.
“Always remembered.”
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