Manchester City has expressed their disappointment with a portion of their fans who were seen booing during the minute of silence observed before the FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool at Wembley for the Hillsborough disaster with video footage of the boo viral
Before their FA Cup semi-final versus Liverpool at Wembley, some City fans sang during a minute of silence to commemorate the Hillsborough catastrophe.
Manchester City Fans Boo During Silence For Victims Of Hillsborough Disaster, Video Goes Viral
Manchester City has apologized to Liverpool after a group of their fans disrupted a moment of silence to commemorate the Hillsborough disaster ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal at Wembley.
Goes from taking the piss out of hillsborough to crying and audibly shouting boo. City really the most embarrassing fan base pic.twitter.com/P1sYc7ij2d
— Daniel (@DanielR_R17) April 16, 2022
After referee Michael Oliver blew his whistle to mark a minute of reflection in commemoration of the 97 Liverpool fans who died in a 1989 FA Cup semifinal against Nottingham Forest, a small group of City fans could be heard singing.
Manchester City has apologized for breaking the quiet for the Hillsborough victims
The noise elicited boos from the Liverpool end, and a City spokeswoman stated: “Manchester City are extremely unhappy with the behavior of certain City supporters during the minute’s silence before today’s game.”
“All individuals associated with Liverpool Football Club are genuinely apologized to by the club.”
As a result of what transpired, Oliver shortened the tribute short.
At 3:06pm the city fell silent in memory of the 97 children, women and men who lost their lives in the Hillsborough tragedy.
33 years on – Never forgotten. pic.twitter.com/uFi9zP8lz8
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 15, 2022
Pep Guardiola, City’s manager, stated after the game: “This isn’t the Manchester City of old. We have a deep relationship with Liverpool Football Club because of a tragedy that occurred many years ago. We’re right there with them… [The booing] don’t reflect who we are.”
“We never thought this was Man City. It was some people who didn’t understand the situation and that’s not nice. It felt really wrong at that moment but that had nothing to do with City and of course we accept that.” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said.
Liverpool triumphed 3-2 to reach their first FA Cup final since 2012. While City won the trophy for the first time in 2019. Liverpool will now take on Chelsea in the final who defeated Crystal Palace 2-0.
Fans at Wembley have made the city sad:
The city’s apology has been accepted, according to Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, and the situation has been put to rest.
“Of course, that’s not pleasant, that’s apparent,” he told ITV. But I heard Manchester City issued a statement, and we’re good with that.”
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