City of Manchester will not face sanctions because Supporters chanted “Killers” on Sunday of the Premier League Defeat 1-0 against Liverpool At Anfield, sources have told ESPN, with the Football Association (FA) powerless to act unless chanters are seen as discriminatory.
Sources have told ESPN that accused Liverpool fans of throwing coins Man City coach Pep Guardiola and the fact that the visitors’ bus was attacked by objects after the match is also likely to be outside the jurisdiction of the FA.
However, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could still be charged by the FA and receive a touchdown ban after he was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor in the second half.
The FA has condemned Man City supporters chanting “murderers” and “Always the victim, never your fault” – both chants refer to the deaths of 97 supporters. supported Liverpool at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 – but sources told ESPN that No action has been taken against the City for failing to control their supporters unless it can be demonstrated that the chanters pride is discriminatory, such as if they have racial or anti-gay motives.
Liverpool released a statement after the game on Sunday to highlight the chants and graffiti related to the away tragedy, adding that they will work closely with City to ” make sure that these chants are completely removed from football.”
City have yet to issue a statement in response to Liverpool, although City sources have told ESPN that the exhortations were an unfortunate consequence of comments made by Klopp during his pre-match press conference when he says rival clubs cannot compete with the Gulf boss’s wealth. clubs like City, Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United Football Club.
City declined to address the matter on record when contacted by ESPN.
ESPN has also been informed that Man City’s claims that a coin was thrown at Guardiola and that their team’s bus was attacked by objects after the game are likely outside the jurisdiction of the FA.
If Guardiola is attacked by individuals throwing coins, that will be a problem Liverpool and Merseyside Police must deal with. The FA can only act if they are judged to be a large part of the stands throwing missiles at the City boss.
Complaints about bus attacks are also handled by the police, not the FA, unless the incident occurred on stadium grounds.
ESPN has seen two City buses depart from Anfield without incident after the game, although City sources say rockets were hurled out of the stadium, further down Anfield Road.
