Toxic 'tragedy chanting' slammed by league

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By Damien McCartney and AP

Premier League giants Manchester United and Leeds person issued a associated connection condemning a bid of back-and-forth chants from supporters during their clash astatine Elland Road overnight.

With scores locked coming into half-time, supporters from some sides traded grim chants.

Home supporters were first, singing astir the 1958 Munich aerial catastrophe that killed 23 radical - including 8 Manchester United players.

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Last Monday marked the 65th day of the disaster. The chant besides reportedly included manus gestures of planes.

In response, United fans chanted astir the decease of 2 Leeds fans killed during unit up of the club's 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray successful Istanbul.

Shortly aft afloat time, the clubs issued a associated connection condemning the chants.

"Such behaviour is wholly unacceptable and we volition proceed to enactment unneurotic with our respective instrumentality groups and the Premier League and different authorities connected eradicating it from football," the connection read.

The Premier League besides issued their ain statement, saying the "issue of calamity chanting" was "a priority" and "a substance of urgency"

Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford scored his 21st extremity of the play arsenic United downed Leeds 2-0.

Rashfords header connected the 80 infinitesimal people broke the deadlock, earlier substitute Alejandro Garnacho struck to seal the deal.

Erik 10 Hag's broadside are present wrong 5 points of person Arsenal.

United had its rubric hopes deed by Leeds successful a 2-2 gully astatine Old Trafford connected Wednesday, but made up for that by picking up 3 points astatine Elland Road.

Arsenal's 1-1 gully with Brentford connected Saturday meant United had the accidental to chopped the Londoners' pb and determination into rubric contention.

Rashford has 13 goals successful his past 15 games and is starring his team's complaint toward the apical of the table.

Wout Weghorst thought helium had added a third, but that extremity was ruled retired for offside.

The triumph volition provender the increasing content United tin equine an improbable rubric situation successful a bid to beryllium crowned English champions for the archetypal clip since 2013.

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