Upload video Video is not available The video will play automatically soon8Cancel Play now Liverpool and Manchester City fans fight at Wembley before the FA Cup semi-final Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp responded to the small group of Manchester City fans who stopped the tribute before the match in Hillsborough on Saturday. Liverpool and City tried to pay tribute to the 97 people who lost their lives in Hillsborough in April 1989 before the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. However, a minority of City fans broke the minute silence that referee Michael Oliver had to break and the Premier League champions then issued a statement condemning their actions. It was a thrilling match on the pitch, which saw Liverpool advance to their first FA Cup final in a decade, despite City’s second-half rally. Ibraima Konate had Liverpool in the lead before Santio Mane’s double put the Reds in seemingly complete control of the tie at half time. Jack Grillis scored an early goal for City after the break, but despite Bernardo Silva’s second late time, Liverpool had enough to hold on and move on. However, City felt compelled to act and condemn the minority of its fans who had lost their memory before the match. Zack Steffen’s old tweet in Liverpool is coming back to the surface after Man City’s scream Man Man “extremely disappointed” with the fans who stopped the tribute in Hillsborough Following the incident, the club wrote in a statement: “Manchester City is extremely disappointed with the actions of some City fans during the one minute silence before today’s match. The club sincerely apologizes to all those associated with Liverpool. “. It was an apology reinforced by City boss Pep Guardiola after the game, who said: “I think Manchester City made a statement. This is not Manchester City. We are close to the Liverpool team for the tragedy that happened before “We have been by their side for years. After these guys, the song (it) does not represent who we are.” The upset came the same week that City launched an investigation into an incident in which two fans were seen mocking the Hillsborough disaster during a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League clash last Sunday. Tell us your opinion! Can Liverpool win the quadruple this season? Tell us what you think here.
Liverpool and City paid tribute to the 97 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy before the start at Wembley ( Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Footage was circulated on social media after the exciting Etihad clash that caught a couple of City fans on camera making seemingly obscene gestures pointing to Hillsborough in the direction of opposition supporters. The Liverpool Echo claimed that City officials were investigating the incident and taking the matter seriously. The incident was acknowledged by the BBC during the analysis of the halftime of the match, with the presenter Gary Lineker emphasizing: “A news that I want to read before we move on, this match had to be preceded by a minute of silence for Hillsborough. “This was cut by referee Michael Oliver after persistent voices from the end of the city, which is obviously disappointing.” Reds boss Klopp said of the upset when asked after the game: “Some people did not understand the situation. It’s not nice, they are wrong right now. But it has nothing to do with Manchester City and we apologize. . “ read more Jurgen Klopp’s reaction said it all after Liverpool’s third goal against Man City read more Liverpool reach the FA Cup final as the first half blitz brings Manchester City – 5 points of discussion