WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Liverpool fan Michael Muldoon was left bloodied after being attacked by rival fans after the Reds’ 2-0 win against Manchester City last month and the details of the incident have been revealed
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Liverpool fan Michael Muldoon was left bloodied after being attacked by rival fans after the Reds’ 2-0 win against Manchester City last month and the details of the incident have been revealed WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Liverpool fan Michael Muldoon was left bloodied after being attacked by rival fans after the Reds’ 2-0 win against Manchester City last month and the details of the incident have been revealed
A Liverpool fan is ‘lucky to be alive’ being knocked out for FIVE MINUTES in a brutal attack by a Manchester City supporter.
Michael Muldoon, 54, attended his boyhood club’s 2-0 win against Manchester City on December 1. Arne Slot’s side won that day after goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.
And while fans toasted the result, things took a horrific turn for Muldoon. He was allegedly punched by a Man City fan, resulting in him falling and hitting his head on a curb.
He was left covered in blood and needing stitches to treat the wound having been rushed to hospital. His daughter Charlotte has now opened up on the brutal assault.
As quoted by Metro, she said: “Dad was walking to meet his brother and friends and the attacker had got off the away coach and pulled my dad’s scarf from behind. He turned around and they hit him in the face and pushed him and he fell back and hit his head on the kerb.
“He was unconscious for four or five minutes. He is a season ticket holder and a big Liverpool fan. He attends all the games, both home and away.
“He was in Istanbul in 2005 and he’s been to all the Champions League games. My mum and I drove from St Annes to Liverpool after we found out what had happened and it was the longest hour and 20 minutes of my life.
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“Anything could happen and you hear it on the news of people dying from one punch. They told him it could have been so much worse and I think that really hit home. He went to hospital every other day for four weeks to get the dressing changed and then for stitching.”
Fortunately, a CT scan confirmed that Muldoon escaped any bleeding on the brain. But the effects of his injury have still been felt, with his frequent hospital visits preventing him from working and watching his beloved Liverpool in action.
A statement from Merseyside Police after the incident read: “At around 6pm on December 1, the National Police Air Service witnessed a man being punched by another man on Arkles Lane. The suspect was reported to have then boarded a white-coloured supporters coach called Bullocks Coaches which was parked nearby.
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“Police officers attended the scene and provided emergency medical treatment to the victim, who later attended hospital for a serious head injury and is continuing to receive medical treatment. Officers arrested a 21-year-old man from Halifax on suspicion of assault that evening, and the investigation continues into the circumstances of what took place.”
Operational football officer Robert Jones added: “The victim, a 54-year-old man, was left shocked and seriously injured by this attack and we are urging anyone with information to help us with our enquiries.
“While we have arrested a man, we are appealing to anyone who was in the vicinity of Arkles Lane and Priory Road at the time to contact us with any information which will assist in the investigation.”
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