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Huge banner reading ‘murderers’ greets Liverpool fans on motorway into Manchester

Published 18:15 17 Mar 2016 GMT

Conan Doherty
Huge banner reading ‘murderers’ greets Liverpool fans on motorway into Manchester

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The ugly side of football fans.

Manchester United supporters - the vast, vast majority of them at least - won't want to be sullied by the actions of a few but the actions of a few in this case have left a bitter taste in many a mouth. Ahead of the Europa League round of 16 second leg clash between United and Liverpool, the away fans travelling in to Old Trafford were greeted with an unsightly message on the M602 motorway towards Manchester. A huge banner draping from a bridge above the motorway read, 'murderers.' And, on it, it included the date of the Hillsborough disaster which took place on April 15 1989. https://twitter.com/LivEchonews/status/710522040281866245 Police were said to have eventually intervened and withdrew the banner. https://twitter.com/BBCNWT/status/710528587003273216 But it is not a welcome start to a meeting between two giant and proud clubs. https://twitter.com/theawayfans/status/710528091127488512 United trail 2-0 going into the second leg.

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