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Arne Slot, head coach and Virgil van Dijk laying a wreath at the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool fell silent today as the 36th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster was marked across the city.

Hundreds of people gathered in the city centre to pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy.

A special service was held in Exchange Flags to mark the anniversary of the day that 97 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed after going to watch their team play in an FA Cup semi-final match against Nottingham Forest at the stadium in Sheffield.

?Large numbers of people came together behind Liverpool Town Hall and a silence was held at 3.06pm - the exact time the match was stopped 36 years ago.

The service was led by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Richard Kemp, with council leader Liam Robinson and chief executive Andrew Lewis also present.

Following the minute's silence, a bell was heard to toll 97 times, one toll for each Liverpool fan who was unlawfully killed in the disaster in 1989.

This was followed by an instrumental version of Liverpool FC's famous anthem, You'll Never Walk Alone.

Elsewhere, Liverpool FC players also paid their respects.

Head coach Arne Slot and LFC captain Virgil van Dijk lay a wreath at the Hillsborough memorial at Anfield.

The Liverpool first team and coaches held a minute's silence to commemorate the 36th anniversary, while the Liverpool Women's team, U18 and U21 squads paused for reflection before their training sessions.

97 red balloons were released at Anfield Stadium in memory of each person that lost their lives in the tragedy.



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