“Appalling” graffiti mocking the Hillsborough disaster and slating Liverpool FC fans has been written on a toilet wall in Anfield Stadium’s main stand which are being used by builders on the site.

The slurs included disgusting comments about the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Disaster .

A spokesperson for Carillion, the construction firm building the stand’s extension, apologised to the families and friends of those at Hillsborough and said the graffiti had now been removed.

It contained horrific references to Hillsborough, which the ECHO has decided not to publish out of respect to the families and survivors, alongside “dirty scousers”, “We’ll never die”, and “MUFC” all scrawled on the wall in black pen.

A Carillion spokesperson said: “As soon as this appalling graffiti came to our attention we had it removed from the toilet block.

“The block is used by sub-contractors working on the site. We have instructed all our sub-contractors to make it clear to their people that such behaviour is unacceptable and that anyone found to be responsible for such graffiti will be removed from the site and not allowed on any other Carillion site.

“We have spoken to Liverpool Football Club and expressed our disappointment that this has happened.

“We would like to apologise to the families and friends of those involved in the terrible events at Hillsborough for any distress caused.

“Our people work closely with LFC and the local community and hope this unpleasant incident will not sour the good relationship we have established.”

April’s inquest verdict found the 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in Hillsborough Disaster after a series of failures.

A landmark verdict found those who died in the disaster were victims of gross negligence at the hands of match commander David Duckenfield,

The decision brought an end to a 27 year battle for the truth waged by campaigners following the 1989 tragedy.

David Mullen, founder of Facebook group YNWA and Justice for the 96, sent the pictures to the ECHO after a member posted them in shock.

David said: “We received this news which made me sick in the stomach. I hope in future people will less be likely to mock our 96 and the great club of Liverpool.”