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Police are trawling CCTV to track down football thugs involved in violent clashes outside Anfield.

Fighting broke out between a small number of rival Chelsea and Liverpool supporters on Anfield Road following yesterday's match, which the Reds lost 2-0.

Officers today confirmed four arrests were made after the game after what the force described as "minor altercations".

Contrary to rumours circulating on social media, the force said no reports had been received of a Chelsea fan spitting on the Hillsborough memorial.

One man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and was given a fixed penalty notice.

Two men were arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace and subsequently released without charge.

And a 35-year-old man, named as Joseph Farrelly, of Baythorne Road, Walton, was arrested and charged with a public order offence.

He is due to appear before Liverpool magistrates on Tuesday, May 20.

Match Commander Carl Krueger said no-one was reported as injured following the incidents and no reports of assault had been received by police.

He said: "Officers dealt with some minor disturbances between rival fans following the match, following which four men were arrested.

”I would like to reassure fans and the Anfield community that these incidents only involved a small number of people.

"Officers are continuing to make enquiries and look through CCTV from the area to identify the people responsible and make sure they are brought to justice."

Tensions were high after a frustrating 90 minutes for Liverpool - in which Brendan Rodgers accused Jose Mourinho's team of parking 'two buses'.

Anger had also been sparked when members of the Chelsea faithful allegedly started mocking Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard in their chants.

Gerrard had a moment to forget after his slip allowed Senegalese striker Demba Ba to score the opener for Chelsea, with ex-Red Fernando Torres setting up the winner in injury time.

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