Liverpool fans tear into Luton chants as Premier League issues new statement
Liverpool's 1-1 Premier League draw at Luton Town was overshadowed by tragedy chanting from sections of the crowd, with former Reds defender Jamie Carragher calling out the behaviour live on air.
In the days since, efforts have continued to deal with the individual episode and also aid in educating the wider football community. While all of this continues behind the scenes, though, Liverpool have another first-team fixture around the corner in the form of a Europa League trip to Toulouse.
Mirror Football has updates on events both on and off the pitch after an eventful weekend. Here are the latest news lines from around Anfield.
Reds fans hit out at Luton
Liverpool supporters have voiced their displeasure following Luton Town's statement about offensive chanting during Sunday's game. The Hatters claimed some of those participating in the chants "May have taken part without knowledge that the words used were in relation to the Hillsborough and Heysel tragedies".
As well as criticism from Reds fans, the Football Supporters' Association has put out a response, which was subsequently shared by fan group Spirit of Shankly: "Totally unacceptable but also worth highlighting the progress on this issue in recent years with @spiritofshankly leading the way in condemning ALL such chants & great support from likes of Forest fans at Anfield last week.
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"No 'whataboutery'. Just because something horrible was chanted in the past, it doesn't give anyone a free pass to sing something horrible years later. Let's all draw a line in the sand. Tragedy chanting is also a prosecutable offence."
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Premier League issues statement on chants
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The game between Luton and Liverpool ended all square (Javier Garcia/REX/Shutterstock)The Premier League has issued a statement reiterating plans to educate supporters regarding tragedy chanting following Sunday's game. The body has described such chanting as "unacceptable" and says it was "appalled" by what was heard at Kenilworth Road.
A new resource is due to be rolled out at schools in England and Wales from November 13, with Liverpool supporter Margaret Aspinall backing the campaign. Aspinall, whose son James died in the Hillsborough disaster, is a former chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
"Football tragedy abuse causes significant distress to the victims’ families and other football supporters," the Premier League said in its statement. In addition, Aspinall has recorded a video emphasising the real-world impact of such chants.
Gravenberch handed international lifeline
Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has indicated he's ready to end Ryan Gravenberch's international exile. The midfielder was left out of the Oranje squad for October's international break after refusing an under-21 call-up in September as he sought to take time to settle in on Merseyside.
"Of course, there is something to be said for him being like that, but I think that we at the KNVB should never be happy if someone does not opt-out for a good reason," Koeman told Ziggo Sport Voetbal (via The Echo). "I was also a football player, but you have to draw a line.
"We told Ryan: 'We understand it a bit, but we don’t think it’s okay. If you If you are called, you must come'."
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