{"id":162921,"date":"2024-03-18T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/18\/police-confirm-arrest-made-after-reports-of-tragedy-chanting-in-man-utd-vs-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:41:11","slug":"police-confirm-arrest-made-after-reports-of-tragedy-chanting-in-man-utd-vs-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/18\/police-confirm-arrest-made-after-reports-of-tragedy-chanting-in-man-utd-vs-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm arrest made after reports of tragedy chanting in Man Utd vs Liverpool \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed an arrest has been made following reports of tragedy chanting during Manchester United\u2019s 4-3 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports of chants referencing the Hillsborough and Heysel stadium disasters marred the FA Cup quarter-final clash, with footage later emerging on social media of what appeared to be further references to the tragic events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGMP can confirm that an arrest has been made in connection with tragedy chanting at the\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0vs\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0fixture this afternoon,\u201d a statement read. \u201cIncidents of tragedy chanting will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all familiar with fans taunting their opponents at football matches, but this is generally done in good humour and without offence. The incidents today crossed the line of what is acceptable, and we will work closely with both clubs to identify anyone responsible for committing offences during the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01hs8mk9ssyt1c7svh9j.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jarell Quansah, Alejandro Garnacho\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Man Utd advanced to the FA Cup quarter-final \/ Michael Regan\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The Football Association also threw its support behind the arrests and pledged to work with the relevant authorities to identify and punish those responsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of the reported tragedy chanting during today\u2019s FA Cup fixture between Manchester United and Liverpool, and we will be liaising with and supporting Greater Manchester Police,\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly condemn any offensive, abusive and discriminatory chants in football stadiums, and we are determined to stamp this behaviour out. It is entirely unacceptable and can have a lasting and damaging impact on people and communities within our game. It must stop, and we support any club and their fans who try to eradicate this from the terraces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three people were arrested in January after accusations of tragedy chanting in December\u2019s Premier League meeting between the two sides, while Merseyside Police have also spoken to fans about the consequences of such actions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-704-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838603\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed an arrest has been made following reports of tragedy chanting during Manchester United\u2019s 4-3 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday. 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