Former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer has slammed the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, for his comments following the scenes that Reds fans experienced at Saturday’s Champions League final.
Supporters faced serious organisational issues outside the Stade de France before kick off, while videos have also emerged of Liverpool fans being pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by French security forces and not allowed to enter into the stadium despite purchasing legitimate tickets. There were also horrifying reports of Reds fans being attacked and mugged by locals in Paris both before and after the game.
On Monday night UEFA announced it had commissioned an independent report into events, which it said would 'examine decision-making, responsibility and behaviours of all entities involved in the final'. However, at a press conference earlier that day, French Minister of the Interior Darmanin blamed British fans as the cause of the unrest outside the ground.
