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After being told of the attack, Antonio Jiménez, asked whether the venue had anything to do with Manchester United or Manchester City and said “football was the most important thing”.

The TV show El Cascabel al Gato presenter’s comments were laughed at by a newspaper director Francisco Marhuenda, who was also on the programme.

Mr Jiménez said: “Manchester Arena? This stadium has nothing to do with Manchester United or Manchester City, right?

“I have that impression. No? For those of us who are football fans, we have no record that Manchester Arena is the stadium of the two teams of the city.”