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Connor Dunn

Manchester City deny players' chant is about Liverpool fan Sean Cox or Hillsborough

Manchester City denied accusations their players' chants related to Sean Cox or Hillsborough.

Pep Guardiola's players have come under fire after a video surfaced on social media appearing to show them singing a distasteful version of the "Allez Allez Allez" chant.

The rendition of the song is believed to have been filmed on their plane home from Brighton after winning the Premier League title on Sunday.

Classless Manchester City players should be ashamed of sick Liverpool chant  

Several members of the first-team squad are among those seen singing lines about fans being "battered in the streets" and being "victims of it all".

The song also makes reference to Vincent Kompany "injuring" Liverpool star Mo Salah .

Football fans have furiously taken to social media to slam the players and the club for the vile song and their unprofessional behaviour.

In the video, which went viral on social media , players can be heard singing: "All the way to Kiev, to end up in defeat.

"Crying in the stands, and battered on the streets.

"Kompany injured Salah, victims of it all."

The Premier League winners flew back to Manchester on Sunday evening after winning the league, which is when the video was believed to have been taken.

According to the Mirror and a number of national media outlets such as Sky Sports, a statement from the Premier League champions insisted the song has been a regular chant during the season and refers to Liverpool losing the Champions League final in Kiev.

"Any suggestion that the lyrics relate to Sean Cox or the Hillsborough tragedy is entirely without foundation," the statement added.

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