Seven Rangers fans arrested by Merseyside Police after Liverpool Champions League clash

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Rangers fans were arrested after Liverpool’s win against the Scottish side at Anfield.The Glasgow club travelled down to Merseyside to play the Reds in a Champions League Group A encounter.

They lost their third match of the campaign against the Premier League outfit 2-0 thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah - and this means that they are bottom of the group without a point to their name.And today Merseyside police confirmed that a number of football fans were arrested after the match- with most brought into custody for affray and being drunk and disorderly.READ MORE: Liverpool flop Mignolet holds surprising Champions League record with Neuer and CourtoisA spokesperson for Merseyside police told the Liverpool Echo: "Seven Rangers fans arrested mainly for affray and being drunk and disorderly.

All are still in custody."Even ahead of the game there was trouble, with it reported that some of Liverpool’s murals had been damaged, while offensive graffiti had been sprayed on some buildings in the city - one of which was a piece of Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager.

Blue paint had been splattered over the design.Murals of Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson were also damaged.The local authorities confirmed that an investigation has been launched and officers are working with Liverpool to check CCTV and identify possible suspects.A spokesperson for Merseyside police said: "We can confirm we are investigating offensive graffiti in Anfield and three murals that were damaged in the area.