A football fan has been charged with causing harassment, alarm or distress over alleged tragedy chanting during a Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley.
Burnley FC said it was informed about “offensive footage” on social media from some of its travelling supporters at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
Greater Manchester police said it had charged Nathan Rawlinson, 44, of Bacup, Lancashire, with section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 and that he had been bailed.
The force said: “As we have enforced recently, continued incidents of tragedy chanting by anyone will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.”
It warned members of the public not to share videos of the chant on social media as Rawlinson would attend court at a later date.
On Saturday, Burnley released a club statement on X, saying: “We are aware of offensive footage currently circulating on social media from the away end of today’s fixture at Old Trafford.
“Tragedy-related gesturing and chanting is completely unacceptable, and Burnley football club take a zero-tolerance approach.
“We will continue to work with Greater Manchester police, Lancashire police and Manchester United to help identify and prosecute the individuals responsible.”
The Premier League said anyone found guilty would be punished, saying on X: “There is no place for football tragedy abuse in our game. We strongly condemn this behaviour and sanctions are in place to ensure anybody found guilty faces consequences.
“We continue to treat this as an unacceptable issue and fully support Burnley FC, Manchester United and the police in identifying and prosecuting those responsible.”