The FA have strongly condemned the tragedy chanting that marred Manchester United's win over Liverpool after a person was arrested.
United claimed a dramatic 4-3 win over their bitter rivals on Sunday to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Amad scored a last-gasp goal to send his side through and end Liverpool's hopes of winning a quadruple of trophies in Jurgen Klopp's final season.
But their famous win was marred by incidents of tragedy chanting, with United fans heard singing ‘always the victims, it’s never your fault’, ‘The Sun was right – you’re murderers’ and ‘murderers’ towards the Liverpool end.
Tragedy chanting is now considered a criminal offence after football's governing body held talks with the Crown Prosecution Service. Anyone found guilty of tragedy chanting could face stadium bans and potential prosecution, with Greater Manchester Police now confirming an arrest was made on Sunday.
"GMP can confirm that an arrest has been made in connection with tragedy chanting at the Manchester United v Liverpool fixture this afternoon," a spokesperson for the force told the Daily Mail.
"Incidents of tragedy chanting will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly. We are all familiar with fans taunting their opponents at football matches, but this is generally done in good humour and without offence.
"The incidents today crossed the line of what is acceptable, and we will work closely with both clubs to identify anyone responsible for committing offences during the event."
The FA also quickly condemed the tragedy chanting, insisting it is "entirely unacceptable". They confirmed they are working with Greater Manchester Police to help the force's investigation.
"We are aware of the reported tragedy chanting during today’s FA Cup fixture between Manchester United and Liverpool, and we will be liaising with and supporting Greater Manchester Police," an FA statement read.
"We strongly condemn any offensive, abusive and discriminatory chants in football stadiums, and we are determined to stamp this behaviour out. It is entirely unacceptable.
"[It] can have a lasting and damaging impact on people and communities within our game. It must stop, and we support any club and their fans who try to eradicate this from the terraces."
United have previously stressed that such chanting is unacceptable and are understood to be working with both Liverpool and the police. In January, three United supporters were arrested for chants related to the Hillsborough disaster before the Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield earlier this season.
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