However, incidents after Sunday’s Premier League match suggested some supporters had still to get the message. This was Liverpool’s first home fixture since an independent report absolved their supporters of blame for the deaths of 96 of their fellow fans during a 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough ground. United were largely well-behaved save one brief chant of “Where’s your Munich song?”

Supporters form mosaics spelling out “Justice” before Sunday’su00a0EPL match between Liverpool and Man Utd at Anfield. Pic/AFP