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Why Man City fans have brought inflatable bananas to Anfield for Liverpool clash

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 11). Why Man City fans have brought inflatable bananas to Anfield for Liverpool clash. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/why-do-man-city-have-bananas-liverpool-fc-b1300357.html

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Manchester City fans brought inflatable bananas to their match against Liverpool at Anfield following a ruling that found Man City guilty of financial rule breaches. The City fan group 1894 distributed around 1,000 inflatable bananas among supporters. This tradition began in August 1987 when a fan called Frank Newton carried an inflatable banana to a game due to former player Imre Varadi being nicknamed "Imre Banana."

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Man City faced intense criticism and jeers from Liverpool fans during their 3-0 win at Anfield. The game saw ten arrests, including five for tragedy chanting. A police officer sustained a serious facial injury while making an arrest. Captain Ruben Dias defended the team's celebrations despite being found guilty of over 100 charges related to financial fair play breaches. City remains top of the Premier League with six wins from six matches. The club has appealed the verdict and continues to face scrutiny in every match.

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Man City have travelled to Anfield for their first match since an independent commission found them guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period between 2009/10 and 2018/19. asserted

them → travel → 2009/10

In the meantime, as expected, the Man City players received a hostile atmosphere at Anfield as they emerged from the tunnel prior to kick-off in the huge Premier League showdown. asserted

they → expect → showdown

However, as the likes of Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias, Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki made their way over to the travelling City fans, it was noticeable that there were many inflatable bananas among the crowd. asserted

it → make → crowd

Well, it has been reported that 1894 - the City fan group - have distributed upwards of 1,000 inflatable bananas among supporters traveling to Anfield. asserted

1894 → report → Anfield

According to the Mirror, the trend is said to have originated in August 1987, when Man City supporter Frank Newton brought a five-foot blow-up banana to Maine Road for a match against Plymouth Argyle. uncertain

Newton → accord → Argyle

"It started because of [former City forward] Imre Varadi," said Dante Friend of 1894. asserted

Friend → start → 1894

"It was just one guy at the game who referred to him as "Imre Banana". asserted

who → refer → Banana

A guy called Frank Newton took an inflatable banana to the next game, and then everyone started doing it." asserted

everyone → call → it

Why Man City fans have brought inflatable bananas to Anfield for Liverpool clash

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