Liverpool and Man United fined for Europa League chants

Liverpool and Manchester United have been fined for "illicit chants" during their Europa League clash in March.

Uefa has also punished the two clubs for a variety of other offences during the two-match showdown, which was marred by fighting.

"Rival fans were seen fighting in the stands, seats were thrown and flares were lit during the 1-1 second-leg draw at Old Trafford, during which five men were arrested," reports the BBC. "Some fans of both clubs sang songs related to tragedies involving the other side... Europe's governing body was made aware of the allegations of chanting about the Munich disaster and the Hillsborough tragedy."

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In addition to the chants, Liverpool faced sanctions for fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects, crowd disturbances and a late kick-off. The club must also pay for damage at Old Trafford.

United were fined for blocked stairways, crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects.

Both clubs must pay £30,000 for the chanting and United have to fork out around £1,000 more than Liverpool overall.

However, the Liverpool Echo says "songs referring to the Munich disaster and Hillsborough tragedy [were] both ignored by UEFA".

It claims: "The charge sheet included a specific Liverpool fans' chant that ‘Manchester is full of s***’, but no other songs were referred to."

Liverpool won the tie and progressed to the final, where they lost to Sevilla - and there might be more punishment after that game, claims Sky Sports.

The Reds "have also been charged by UEFA for several incidents during their Europa League final against Sevilla earlier this month.

"The charges are for crowd disturbances and the setting off of fireworks, while Sevilla's are for crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects," adds the site.