Manchester City fans were left
severely shaken after their minibus was attacked by youths as they
travelled to the game at Anfield on Sunday.
A window was smashed after thugs reportedly threw stones and bricks while wearing Liverpool shirts.
No-one in the vehicle was seriously injured but they told of how shocked they were at the events.
Stewart Greatbank, secretary of the
Eccles branch of City fans who were in the minibus, said passengers
included a 14-year-old, 16-year-old and a 70-year-old woman.
'A window was hit and smashed, with a 15-year-old lad sitting right by it,' he said.
'They
seemed pretty shaken - the older ones were OK because they’ve been to
plenty of away matches but the younger ones were shocked.'
Supporters' club chairman Sim Parrott
was on the coach with his 14-year-old son and said: 'It was a bit of a
shock and we were gutted.
'These were mindless teenagers who were trying
to cause disruption.'
A
Merseyside Police spokeman said: 'At this time we can confirm that
Merseyside Police has not received any recent reports of a mini bus
being damaged in the Liverpool area.
We
take all reports of criminal damage seriously and if anyone has any
information about recent incidents of this nature we would urge you to
contact Merseyside Police and it will be fully investigated.'
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