Eight people including a man from Wales were arrested and interviewed under caution following reports of tragedy chanting at the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday. Two people were arrested including a 46-year-old man from Church Warsop in Nottinghamshire and a 28-year-old man from Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA.

A 21-year-old man from Bala in Gwynedd was also asked to attend a police interview under caution for alleged tragedy chanting at the match on Sunday as well as a 42-year-old man from Hale, a 30-year-old man from Stockport, a 59-year-old man from Congleton, a 52-year-old man from Manchester, and a 50-year-old man from Manchester.

Merseyside Police issued a statement about the force’s contact with the men on Monday. Chief inspector Lisa Ledder condemned chanting about opposition fans who have died.

She said: “Football fans who chant about tragedies cause huge distress to those families and people directly affected. The tragic loss of life is not a subject for tribal point-scoring and this behaviour has absolutely no place in football."

She added: "Regardless of team affiliation we will continue to work with clubs to take action to identify and bring any perpetrators to justice. I hope the arrests of these individuals sends a clear message and acts as a deterrent to others that you risk getting a criminal record and ending up in custody if you choose to engage in this despicable behaviour.”

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