‘Battered on the streets, Kompany injured Salah, victims of it all’: Man City players filmed appearing to mock Liverpool with vile song as they celebrate Premier League title
- Manchester City pipped Liverpool to the Premier League title by one point
- A video has emerged showing them celebrating on plane back from Brighton
- They appear to be mocking Liverpool with a vile song calling them ‘victims’
Manchester City’s title winners have been filmed mocking Liverpool by appearing to sing a vile song referring to Jurgen Klopp’s side as ‘victims’ and their fans being ‘battered on the streets’.
Ilkay Gundogan, Kyle Walker and Vincent Kompany are among the City players who can be seen passing around the Premier League trophy as they celebrate beating Liverpool to the league title, while chanting to the tune of the famous Kop song ‘Allez, Allez, Allez’ can be heard in the background.
On the plane after their 4-1 victory over Brighton they appear to sing a song chanted by City fans this season: ‘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, Sterling won the double, The Scousers won f*** all, Allez, allez, allez.’
Manchester City players pass around the Premier League trophy on flight back from Brighton
Defender Kyle Walker can be seen on the flight as City celebrate winning the league title
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, Sterling won the double, The Scousers won f*** all, Allez, allez, allez x2
The ‘battered in the streets’ lyric seemingly refers to attacks on Liverpool fans in Kiev ahead of last year’s Champions League final against Real Madrid.
However Liverpool fans have been quick to condemn the chant on social media, and have accused the City players of singing about Sean Cox, who was left fighting for his life after being attacked by a Roma supporter prior to a Champions League semi-final first-leg clash last season, in April 2018. One fan wrote: ‘City players singing about Sean Cox nearly dying. Classy.’
Another said: ‘Imagine winning the league and singing about a fan of another team almost dying and being in a coma.’
While another put: ‘Song about a fellow pro getting injured and a Liverpool supporter being put in intensive care? This song’s bad enough when it’s sang by the fans. Classy. Real classy.’
The allusion to ‘victims’ could refer to Liverpool fans’ longstanding search for justice after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 in which 96 supporters died.
Manchester City did not offer a comment when contacted by Sportsmail.
Captain Vincent Kompany can be seen wearing a baseball cap and standing up in the aisle
Ilkay Gundogan (centre) can be seen joining in the singing as City players celebrate
They sing the ‘Allez, Allez, Allez’ song after beating Liverpool to the Premier League title
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