Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk have led Liverpool’s tributes to the 97 supporters who tragically died in the Hillsborough disaster. The manager and captain of the men’s team were among those who paid their respects by laying a wreath at the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield.
Amber Whiteley, the interim manager of the women’s team, and captain Niamh Fahey also laid a wreath. They were joined by club legends Ian Rush and Natasha Dowie and Liverpool’s chief legal officer Jonathan Bamber.
Representatives from the youth teams also paid their respects, while the club will also hold a minute’s silence at 3.06pm. That is the time that Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest was stopped on April 15, 1989 due to the tragedy.
Liverpool also paid tribute ahead during their win over West Ham at Anfield on Sunday, with a mosaic unveiled ahead of kick-off. They also held a minute’s silence before the match, while West Ham’s vice-captain Aaron Cresswell laid a wreath at the memorial.
Initial inquests into the deaths in 1991 found that they were accidental, but those verdicts were quashed in 2012 after survivors and the victims’ families fought a campaign to prove their innocence. In 2016, it was ruled that they were unlawfully killed.
Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk paid their respects
Liverpool legends Natasha Dowie and Ian Rush laid a wreath alongside the club’s chief legal officer Jonathan Bamber
Amber Whiteley and Niamha Fahey represented the women’s team
The youth teams also paid tribute
Wreaths and flowers were laid at the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield
West Ham also laid a wreath before their game against Liverpool on Sunday
Liverpool fans paid tribute at Anfield on Sunday
