Liverpool fans threw a flare on to Man United supporters during COC match [video]

“The Football Association has contacted Manchester United and Liverpool to seek their observations into the incidents with flares during the Capital One Cup tie. The FA, Premier League and Football League are currently working together on the issue of flares, in conjunction with the Fire Service and St John Ambulance, in an effort to alert supporters to the potential dangers.” – FA spokesman.

“Flares are extremely dangerous. They burn at close to 2,000 degrees and we have been made aware of several incidents where fans have sustained injuries by igniting them. They also generate such large quantities of smoke that they negatively impact on people’s enjoyment of the game and can cause panic and breathing difficulties for fans sat close to them. We will be stepping up our work with supporter groups to help fans understand the dangers involved with flares and encourage the minority who are putting others at risk to stop using them.” – Premier League statement.

There were 7,200 Liverpool supporters at Old Trafford on Wednesday night for the 1-0 defeat in the Capital One Cup and four flares were seen being lobbed from their section on to Manchester United fans below during the Premier League match.

Greater Manchester Police told the Daily Telegraph that 10 arrests were made on the night, with no specification of which team and that there were “issues with smoke bombs” during the game.

The video below certainly doesn’t look great from a Liverpool perspective and Manchester United supporters have since pulled out the “Always the victim, never your fault” line on the social networks.