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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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James Findlater

Manchester United release statement after fans heard singing about Hillsborough at Anfield

Manchester United have condemned supporters after a group of fans were heard mocking the Hillsborough disaster during Tuesday’s game against Liverpool.

Footage has emerged which appears to show a group of fans singing a chant about the Sun newspaper as they walked towards Anfield ahead of United’s 4-0 defeat on Merseyside. The publication has been widely boycotted in the city after falsely reporting that Liverpool fans were to blame for the 1989 tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of 97 supporters.

Members of the group at the front and back of the crowd can be heard singing the song. Some visiting supporters were also heard chanting the same message towards the home fans during Tuesday night’s game.

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