8 males had been arrested and one charged following Manchester United’s FA Cup quarter-final towards Liverpool at Worn Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
Supporters had been arrested for a length of alleged offences, together with on unsureness of ownership of sophistication A medicine, on unsureness of inflicting intentional harassment, alarm or misery via chanting, and for a racially irritated crowd series offence.
It got here all through the FA Cup quarter last mystery that noticed Guy United sooner or later beat Liverpool 4-3 then excess generation.
Of the 8 males arrested, 5 had been Liverpool enthusiasts and 3 had been Guy United enthusiasts and George Fenning, from Edinburgh, was once charged with ownership of a pyrotechnic, magnificence B drug and throwing missiles. He has since been bailed.
Prominent Inspector Jamie Collins, Silver Commander for the fit, mentioned: “I would like to thank the vast majority of supporters who came along to enjoy what turned out to be an intense game right to the very last minute.
“Thank you as smartly to all our officials and companions concerned within the operation the day gone by who contributed to what was once an improbable FA Cup join.
“The arrests made were the result of us taking a proactive, zero-tolerance approach to ensure that genuine supporters and spectators were able to enjoy the match safely.
“Greater Manchester Police (GMP) can ascertain {that a} 21-year-old guy was once arrested in reference to tragedy chanting. Incidents of tragedy chanting may not be tolerated and will likely be handled robustly.”
He added: “We held a supporter group meeting with both sets of fans prior to the match and both groups agreed that tragedy chanting was totally unacceptable. GMP will clamp down on this and arrest those who engage in such behaviour, regardless of what team they support.
“We also are acutely aware of photos circulating on social media of a Manchester United supporter attractive in tragedy chanting. Negative arrest has been made but however GMP are operating with each golf equipment to spot the person in reference to this incident.
“I hope that these arrests will act as a deterrent to anyone attending future games.”
