Police officer injured as 10 arrests made at tense Liverpool v Manchester City match

Police officer taken to hospital with serious facial injury Five people arrested on suspicion of tragedy chanting A police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest after the Liverpool v Manchester City match at Anfield on Sunday, Merseyside police have said. The fixture was highly charged as…
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