Man City appeal for help to ban fans over offensive Sir Bobby Charlton chants

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Manchester City are appealing to their own fans for help in banning 'idiots' who sang offensive chants about the late, great Sir Bobby Charlton.

On the day that the Blues held a minute of applause to remember one of their own in Francis Lee, United announced the passing of Sir Bobby on Saturday afternoon while City were playing Brighton in the Premier League.

John Stones and Pep Guardiola led tributes from the club after the game, with the manager saying: "This type of player and personality represents English football like [no one] else can do." However, a handful of supporters were heard singing offensive chants about Charlton during the afternoon that prompted complaints from fellow Blues and a City source to slam them as "idiots who don't represent our club or our fans".

A video circulating on social media showed one such chant being sung on an Etihad Stadium concourse. ALSO READ: Guardiola and City pay tribute to United legend Sir Bobby Charlton ALSO READ: Tributes pour in for Sir Bobby A club statement to the Manchester Evening News said: "Manchester City FC are extremely disappointed to have learned of reports of offensive chanting from a small number of individuals about Sir Bobby Charlton in some of the concourses of Etihad Stadium during half time of yesterday’s Premier League fixture against Brighton and Hove Albion. "The club condemns these chants in the strongest terms, and apologises unreservedly to the family and friends of Sir Bobby, and to all those at Manchester United.