Sean Cox’s brother criticises Manchester City over celebratory flight song

The brother of Sean Cox has described a chant sung on the plane carrying Manchester City players and staff back from Brighton on Sunday as offensive to all victims of football-related violence. Martin Cox, who was with his brother the night he suffered serious head injuries outside Anfield last year, also criticised City over their reaction to the tasteless song.

Footage emerged on Tuesday of a version of Liverpool’s Allez, Allez, Allez song being sung as City’s players and staff travelled back from clinching the Premier League title on the south coast. The City version refers to Liverpool going “all the way to Kyiv” only to suffer defeat in last season’s Champions League final. It adds: “Crying in the stands, and battered on the streets. Kompany injured Salah, victims of it all, Sterling won the double, the scousers won fuck all.”