Man United Fan Arrested for Wearing Disgusting Shirt Mocking Hillsborough Disaster Victims

Man United Fan Arrested for Wearing Disgusting Shirt Mocking Hillsborough Disaster Victims

Martin Moses
updated at June 4, 2023 at 4:55 AM
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  • A Manchester United fan was taken into custody for wearing an offensive shirt during the FA Cup final
  • The fan was spotted doing a shirt targeting the victims of the painful Hillsborough disaster of 1989
  • 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives in the incident that is commemorated and remembered yearly

A Manchester United fan was arrested at Wembley Stadium after wearing an offensive shirt mocking the Hillsborough disaster victims ahead of the FA Cup final.

Manchester United lost to their cross-town rivals Manchester City thanks to two Ilkay Gundogan volleys on June 3, but the win was slightly punctured by the antics of the fan.

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Images of the Manchester United fan who wore the offensive shirt. Credit: @HillsboroughSu1.
Source: Twitter

The fan was pictured wearing a United jersey with the number 97 and the words 'not enough' printed on it. As Give Me Sports reports, this was construed as a direct sickening mock of the victims of the 1989 Hillsborough victims.

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The Hillsborough disaster remains one of the most calamitous sports-related incidents in history. 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives during their FA Cup semifinal match against Nottingham Forrest. A crash in the stadium occasioned by a lapse in crowd control saw fans trapped under the rubble leading to the immense loss of lives as captured by Britannica.

Images of the fan dining the shirt quickly went viral, with Liverpool fan accounts calling for action. The Met Police responded swiftly and sent an update through their Twitter handles that the fan had been taken into custody.

"#ARREST | We are aware of this and have worked proactively with officials at Wembley Stadium to identify the individual. He has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and taken into custody."

A section of social media users online jumped to the defence of the fan, claiming that he was mocking Liverpool's inability to win the Premier League title in the 2018/2019 season despite clocking 97 points. It is the highest tally a runners up had had in the league. The eventual champions. Manchetser City, had 98 points.

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As this unravelled, Ilkay Gundogan scored twice on either side of Bruno Fernandes’ penalty to help Manchester City claim the FA Cup trophy against their city rivals.

Sports Brief reported that German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring in the 13th second of the FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.

He volleyed home from outside the box with his right foot and left David De Gea rooted to the spot. The goal was the fastest scored in the history of the FA Cup final

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)