A man has been charged with a public order offence after reports of tragedy chanting during Manchester United’s draw with Burnley, with the Premier League describing the incident as “unacceptable”.
United and Burnley played out a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Saturday, with Zeki Amdouni’s late penalty cancelling out Antony’s opener.
After the game, footage shared on social media appeared to show a travelling fan engaged in tragedy chanting in the aftermath of Burnley’s equaliser.
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Lancashire Police have since revealed a 44-year-old man from Bacup was arrested before full-time and has subsequently been charged and bailed.
The force said in a statement: “Continued incidents of tragedy chanting by anyone will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.”
There is no place for football tragedy abuse in our game. We strongly condemn this behaviour and sanctions are in place to ensure anybody found guilty faces consequences.
We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and fully support Burnley FC, Manchester United and the…
— Premier League (@premierleague) APRIL 28, 2024
The Premier League also released a statement regarding the incident on Sunday, which read: “There is no place for football tragedy abuse in our game.
“We strongly condemn this behaviour and sanctions are in place to ensure anybody found guilty faces consequences.
“We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and fully support Burnley, Manchester United and the police in identifying and prosecuting those responsible.”
In a statement of their own, Burnley described the incident as “offensive” and pledged to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” towards anyone found to be responsible.
