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Liverpool, Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council release joint statement urging fans to celebrate Premier League title safely after chaotic scenes on Merseyside as some ignore social distancing rules amid fears of second coronavirus wave

Liverpool, Merseyside Police and the Liverpool City Council have condemned the behaviour of supporters who have wildly celebrated the club's first Premier League title in three decades on the city's streets.

Tens of thousands of fans flooded into the city centre despite repeated warnings over the spread of coronavirus to celebrate the team's success for the second night in a row.

The Liver Building, one of the city's most iconic structures, was even filmed briefly being set alight after an individual appeared to target it with a firework.

Liverpool have condemned the behaviour of fans widely celebrating their Premier League title

Liverpool have condemned the behaviour of fans widely celebrating their Premier League title

Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish had to be cleared after being dumped by fans in the city centre

And the club have now released a damning statement, describing the unsavoury incidents as 'wholly unacceptable'.