City Fans Ejected from Old Trafford

A handful of Manchester City fans were ejected from Old Trafford for allegedly mocking the Munich Air Disaster during Sunday’s 4-2 derby defeat by Manchester United.

Stewards threw out the group who were said to be attempting to taunt home supporters by making airplane wings in a sick reference to the 1958 tragedy.

A total of 23 people perished after a plane carrying Matt Busby’s talented young side crashed during a take-off attempt from Munich after refuelling following a European Cup clash against Red Star Belgrade.

Among the death toll was former Manchester City goalkeeper Frank Swift, who was covering the match as a journalist.

However, a minority of visiting supporters were accused of performing the gesture and were quickly thrown out by stewards.

Police praised the ‘overwhelming majority’ of supporters at the clash after just eight arrests were made.