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George Bennett

Liverpool thank Leeds United as two teams come together for touching Hillsborough tribute

Leeds United and Liverpool came together ahead of kick-off to pay their respects to the 97 supporters who lost their lives at the Hillsborough disaster.

The weekend marked the 34th anniversary of the tragedy and both captains Rodrigo and Jordan Henderson laid wreaths in front of the away supporters at Elland Road before the game.

The Reds posted a classy message on Twitter, paying tribute to the two Leeds supporters, Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who tragically lost their lives in Istanbul before their UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray in April 2000.

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Liverpool tweeted: "Thank you Leeds United. Tragedy chanting has no place in our game and working together we can bring about change.

"As well as the 97, we also remember Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight."

Leeds echoed the message sent out by Liverpool by calling for an end to tragedy chants. The club said on their official Twitter account: "Thank you Liverpool. Together, let's end tragedy chants."

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