A police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest after the Liverpool v Manchester City match at Anfield on Sunday, Merseyside police have said. The fixture was highly charged as City played their first match since it was confirmed they had been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. Merseyside police said 10 arrests had been made, with one man arrested on suspicion of two offences of assaulting a constable, five on suspicion of tragedy chanting, one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and assault, two for affray and one on suspicion of throwing items on the pitch.
The police said that during one of those arrests, at 6.35pm on Anfield Road, an officer sustained a serious facial injury. Police said the officer had been taken to hospital and was recovering at home. Football fans who chant about tragedies cause huge distress to the loved ones of people who died and their behaviour has absolutely no place in football.
We will continue to work with clubs to take action to identify any perpetrators and bring them to justice.” She said the “overwhelming majority” of spectators behaved well.
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