The 22-year-old was greeted by fellow Liverpool fans

Liverpool fan Michael Shields received a warm welcome from fellow supporters as he watched his team at Anfield for the first time since being freed.

The 22-year-old saw Liverpool beat Burnley in a comfortable 4-0 win. The last game he had watched was the club's Champions League final win in 2005.

On his journey home from that game he was accused of trying to kill a barman in Bulgaria.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw approved a royal pardon on Wednesday.

As Mr Shields took his seat on Saturday, fans greeted him and shook his hand.

Mr Shields was invited to Saturday's game along with his father Michael Snr, his mother, Maria, and his two sisters.

He was released from Thorn Cross Young Offenders Institute, in Warrington, on the same day.

Mr Shields had said the prospect of attending a Liverpool match with his father had kept him going while in jail.