The Football Association have condemned the offensive chants by Manchester City supporters at Anfield - and are looking into the allegations of coin-throwing during Sunday's controversial Premier League clash with Liverpool.
A number of City fans could be heard singing "Murderers" and "Always the victims" during the game, which the Reds won 1-0. The chants have long been associated with being in reference to both the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters.
Visiting supporters also scrawled graffiti in the toilets in the away end in relation to both tragedies, with Liverpool releasing a statement expressing their disappointment at the "vile chants" that were also heard at the FA Cup semi-final meeting between the clubs in April at Wembley.
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While Manchester City have not made public any criticism of the chants, it is understood that although they do not condone such actions they believe Jurgen Klopp incited City supporters with his pre-match comments referring the financial might of the state-owned club. There had been no such comments ahead of the game in April, however.
With the chants not regarded as discriminatory, they do not fall within the jurisdiction of the FA and the governing body cannot take any direct action. Nevertheless, they are looking into the situation and have condemned the offensive chanting while supporting Liverpool's statement.
The FA will also probe the allegations from City that Pep Guardiola had objects, including coins, thrown at him in aftermath of Phil Foden's disallowed goal shortly after half-time. City made the complaint before the game had even concluded, with Guardiola later claiming he had been targeted.
Liverpool have said they will launch their own investigation into the matter and promised to ban any supporter found guilty for life. Last year, City claimed a member of their coaching staff was spat at during the Premier League clash at Anfield only for a lengthy Liverpool investigation to discover there was no evidence supporting the claim.
City also on Monday alleged their team bus was attacking on leaving Anfield the previous night. Their coach had been damaged by Liverpool fans throwing bottles ahead of their Champions League defeat at the stadium in 2018.
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