A 53-year-old Liverpool fan is in hospital after clashes with Roma ultras outside Anfield ahead of the Champions League semi-final.
The incident occurred outside the Albert pub on Walton Breck Road at approximately 19.35 UK time, 10 minutes before kick-off.
It’s likely these were fans who had travelled to Liverpool without tickets, hoped to find entry via touts and failed.
A 53-year-old Liverpool fan is in hospital after clashes with Roma ultras outside Anfield ahead of the Champions League semi-final.
The incident occurred outside the Albert pub on Walton Breck Road at approximately 19.35 UK time, 10 minutes before kick-off.
It’s likely these were fans who had travelled to Liverpool without tickets, hoped to find entry via touts and failed.
While some reports suggested the man had been stabbed, it now seems as if he was hit when belts – with the buckle swung at great speed – caused his injuries.
These same Roma fans appear to have caused trouble earlier in the afternoon on Hanover Street.
A man has been arrested in connection with the assault.
Meanwhile, police had secretly changed the route of the Giallorossi team bus to avoid similar incidents to the ones that saw Manchester City’s team bus viciously attacked before their Champions League quarter-final.