“These were shocking incidents during which two innocent men were targeted and humiliated.”

The offenders are described as between 12 and 15, with one wearing a dark bubble coat and one riding a bike.

Manager Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool cannot use their intense schedule as an excuse heading into their top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Manchester City.

"We are aware of an incident involving a small group of Liverpool fans and a small group of males on mopeds."

Merseyside Police are hoping Liverpool supporters on their way to the club’s Champions League tie with Roma will come forward with footage and eyewitness accounts of an attack which left a Co Meath father in a critical condition.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has released a touching tribute offering well-wishes to the Irishman who is fighting for his life following an altercation between fans outside Anfield.

Roma have joined those condemning the "abhorrent behaviour" by a group of their fans before Tuesday's Champions League semi-final in Liverpool that has left a home fan, believed to be from Ireland, in a critical condition.

An "urgent meeting" with Merseyside Police is needed, said the Mayor.

A horse show has been cancelled as firefighters tackle vehicles ablaze at a multi-storey car park next to the Echo Arena in Liverpool city centre.

Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan has been charged with common assault, police have said.

The family of a Co Antrim gardener killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Liverpool have described him as a kind-hearted man who had an illustrious career ahead of him.

Police in England are viewing CCTV footage after a woman was filming dragging a child along the pavement in Liverpool city centre.

A football fan seen on TV holding a child sucking a dummy as he got involved in touchline trouble has said: "I'm ashamed."

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal require a “global plan” which includes heavy squad rotation if the club are to be successful this season.

Latest: Everton have banned the fan who appeared to try to strike Lyon's Anthony Lopes while holding a child, with UEFA also charging the club for the crowd trouble during last night's Europa League tie.

British police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault involving Harvey Weinstein from the 1980s, sources said.

An investigation into an "unprovoked attack" on England footballer Ross Barkley has been dropped, police said.

Moors Murderer Ian Brady will not be cremated and have his ashes scattered in his native Glasgow, the city council has said.

Ian Brady's lawyer says there is "no likelihood" his ashes will be spread on Saddleworth Moor, an inquest has heard.

Two brothers who used their convenience stores to groom teenage girls with free sweets and crisps have been jailed for committing a string of sexual offences.

A man has been charged over a dog attack in England which left a two-year-old girl with serious injuries to her head and body.

The aunt of a two-year-old girl screamed "The dog's got the baby!" after her niece was savaged by the animal as she played in her garden in England.

A two-year-old girl has been seriously injured after being attacked by dogs in the garden of a house in Liverpool.

A YouTube video blogger who climbed Liverpool's big wheel has prompted concerns over "exceptionally dangerous" free-climbing pursuits, Merseyside Police said.

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink-driving.

A man smoked a "legal high" on a fishing trip then went berserk and drowned his friend, a court in England heard.

A 26-year-old man is in a "serious" condition after driving himself about five miles to hospital in England after being stabbed in the head, arm and torso.

Police in England have released mobile phone footage of a man snorting cocaine from the barrel of a sawn-off shotgun which helped to convict him and two teenagers of firearm offences.

Senior police officers used force accommodation to carry on "illicit relations" to the point that the flats were jokingly nicknamed "love pads", an employment tribunal has heard.

Eight girls are recovering from their injuries following a road collision outside a school in Liverpool.

A murder inquiry is under way in England after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead.

A police force has apologised after it appeared to joke about rape.

A UK police force has apologised after it appeared to joke about rape.

Six people have been arrested after a far-right group and two anti-fascist movements gathered in Liverpool city centre.

A British police constable was “unable to contain his urges” as he committed a string of sexual assaults while on duty, a court has heard.

The parents of Stephen Donegan, the Irishman left fighting for his life after a weekend assault in Liverpool, are maintaining a bedside vigil at the hospital where he is in an induced coma.

An Irish man remains in a critical condition in hospital in Liverpool this morning after a violent attack over the weekend.

Police in Liverpool are investigating after an Irishman was left in a critical condition following an assault outside a nightclub in the city.

Even the occasion of his final Premier League Merseyside derby could not inspire Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to more heroics as the 224th meeting of the clubs disappointingly finished goalless.

Liverpool City Council has threatened to take legal action if the Premier League refuse a request to change the kick-off time of February’s Merseyside derby.

A policewoman is facing jail after seizing CCTV footage of a street bust-up to be used as a "tool to blackmail" England footballer Steven Gerrard.

CCTV footage of a street fracas involving Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard was taken by an off-duty policewoman to be used as a “tool for blackmail,” a court heard.

Images are appearing on Twitter of Everton supporters having congregated en masse at Lille’s Grand Place square, and of the French police then arriving and gas having been set off, with the crowd dispersing.

Premier League footballer Mario Balotelli was once again the victim of racial abuse on social media over the weekend.

Children playing in the street found a sawn-off shotgun and passed it around “as if it was a toy”, police said.

A convicted murderer has gone on the run from a British prison for the third time.

A woman has died in Britain after falling from a third-floor balcony in a Primark store.

Alan Sugar has been investigated by police after he was accused a posting a racist message on Twitter.

Liverpool footballer Raheem Sterling has been charged with assault.

A notorious criminal suspected of killing an innocent Irish father in front of his terrified family during a sun holiday in Spain has finally been captured after a three-year manhunt.