(CNN) Premier League champion Manchester City has denied that an anti-Liverpool victory chant sung by players and staff mocked the Hillsborough disaster or the attack on Liverpool fan Sean Cox.

After celebrating with rock star Noel Gallagher following Sunday's English Premier League title win in Brighton, City players jumped on a plane for the trophy presentation outside the club's Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City players singing "Allez, Allez, Allez" after winning the Premier League 😂😂😂😂 #AllTheWayToKiev pic.twitter.com/eblrEF9nCr — YourMCFC (@YourMCFC) May 14, 2019

On the journey back to Manchester, City's players were understandably in high spirits having pipped rivals Liverpool to the title by a single point, with social media video footage showing the Premier League trophy being carried back by the team on board.

A video clip widely distributed on social media appears to show City players and other members of the club singing a version of an anti-Liverpool song popular with Manchester fans this season.

The chant seems to reference Liverpool fans as "crying in the stands, and battered in the streets" who are "victims of it all".