Police officer injured as 10 arrests made at tense Liverpool v Manchester City match

Police officer taken to hospital with serious facial injuryFive people arrested on suspicion of tragedy chantingA police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest after the Liverpool v Manchester City match at Anfield on Sunday, Merseyside police have said.The fixture was highly charged as City played their first match since it was confirmed they had been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. Continue reading…

Police said it was ‘extremely disappointing’ that an offer sustained a serious facial injury on duty at the Liverpool v Manchester City match at Anfield A police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest after the Liverpool v Manchester City match at Anfield on Sunday, Merseyside police have said. The fixture was highly charged as City played their first match since it was confirmed they had been found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules. Merseyside police said 10 arrests had been made, with one man arrested on suspicion of two offences of assaulting a constable, five on suspicion of tragedy chanting, one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and assault, two for affray and one on suspicion of throwing items on the pitch.

The police said that during one of those arrests, at 6.35pm on Anfield Road, an officer sustained a serious facial injury. Police said the officer had been taken to hospital and was recovering at home. “The officers and stewards are there to protect the public and keep them safe, and it is extremely disappointing that an officer has sustained a serious injury