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Mark Wakefield

Shrewsbury Town release strong statement after being left 'disgusted' with 'vile' Hillsborough chants

Shrewsbury Town have released a statement in response to a video that was taken in Liverpool circulated on social media.

A video emerged on Twitter on Sunday night which appeared to show a group of Shrewsbury fans in Liverpool city centre chanting in reference to the Hillsborough disaster.

Liverpool faced Shrewsbury in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, with the Reds winning 4-1 at Anfield.

Not long after the full-time whistle, the video emerged which appeared to show Shrewsbury supporters making vile taunts about the 1989 disaster which caused the death of 97 fans.

Shrewsbury have released a statement condemning those involved in the video, and say they are now in contact with the local police.

The statement read: “Shrewsbury Town Football Club is disgusted and appalled to see and hear the reports on social media about the vile and offensive chanting and behaviour of a very small minority of our 'supporters' yesterday.

“These people do not represent our club in any way shape or form and we are liaising with West Mercia Police to try and identify those responsible who will in turn liaise with Merseyside Police.

“If any supporters have any information that might assist us in identifying those responsible, they can contact the club confidentially and we will use the information as part of our investigations with the Police authorities.”

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