Manchester City are considering introducing netting in the away section at the Etihad Stadium following numerous incidents at matches against rivals Liverpool - the latest of which left a 15-year-old girl 'scarred for life'.
The Premier League champions have acted after the teenager was struck by a beer pot weighted with coins that had been hurled from the visiting area during December’s Carabao Cup clash. A harrowing picture of the girl’s bloodstained blue-and-white scarf later emerged on social media.
City have now raised the issue at a meeting with safety officials and Manchester council and are looking at bringing in the measure on a ‘case-by-case’ basis, according to town hall sources.