Liverpool have condemned their own supporters for “totally unacceptable” behavior after they challenged the city’s social distancing rules for the second night in a row to celebrate the club’s first league title in 30 years.
Jurgen Klopp’s team secured the club’s first Premier League title on Thursday after Manchester City lost to Chelsea and fans flocked to Anfield for fun.
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Despite a police warning, supporters gathered once again on Friday night and launched fireworks at the Royal Liver Building. The fire brigade attended the celebrations after a fire broke out on the balcony of the landmark owned by Farhad Moshiri, the majority shareholder of local rivals on the Everton side.
Liverpool issued a joint statement with the Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council on Saturday: “For the past week, the Liverpool Football Club, the Merseyside Police, the Liverpool City Council and the Spirit of Shankly have worked together to constantly remember the people that the region is still disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and ask people to celebrate the LFC Premier League title victory safely.
“Several thousand people showed up at Pier Head on Friday June 26 and some chose to ignore the social distancing orientation and risk public safety. Our city is still in a public health crisis and this behavior is totally unacceptable.” .
“The potential danger of a second COVID-19 spike still exists and we need to work together to make sure we don’t undo everything that has been accomplished as a region during the blockade.”
“When it is safe to do so, we will all work together to organize a victory parade when everyone can come together to celebrate. Until then, the safety of our city and our people remains our number one priority.”
All the Premier League games have been held behind closed doors since the restart, which means fans were not allowed in the stadium when Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4-0 on Wednesday.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson also criticized fans on social media and said his actions had brought a “negative approach” to the football club.
Liverpool return to league action on Thursday when they face former City champions at Etihad Stadium.
Reuters information was included in this report.
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