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Liverpool director Gordon avoids injury as private plane skids off runway

One of Liverpool's directors and owners, Mike Gordon, was on board a plane which skidded off the runway at the city's John Lennon Airport on Wednesday morning, the club has confirmed.

Gordon, who is the president of the Fenway Sports Group (FSG) which owns the Anfield outfit, had arrived on Merseyside for a club meeting.

Reports suggest he was the only passenger on board the private jet, with three crew members travelling with him to the UK.

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None of the four people on board the aircraft were injured, with emergency services called to the scene as the airport was closed.