Thursday, October 13, 2016

Man United and Liverpool issue joint ‘fan behaviour’ statement

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Liverpool and Manchester United have issued a joint statement about the behaviour of their supporters.

The two teams face each other on Monday evening, and have come together to ask for any discriminatory behaviour to be eradicated at Anfield.

In the past, a minority of supporters of both sides have chanted about tragedies in the clubs’ pasts.

In a joint statement, the clubs said:

“Both clubs, their supporters and football fans around the world are looking forward to this historic and passionate match between two of the sport’s biggest and oldest rivals.

“There is great rivalry between our fans and we ask all supporters to be respectful and help eradicate all forms of offensive and discriminatory behaviour from the game.

“If any supporters are found to be engaged in any form of offensive or discriminatory behaviour by stewards or via CCTV then they will be immediately removed from the stadium, risk arrest, prosecution and be reported in accordance __with the club’s ground regulations.

“This is an unrivalled fixture in the Premier League calendar and we thank all fans for their continued support in this important area of the game.”

The message should be pretty simple: Don’t be a d*ck.