There’s a plane flying over the Etihad that says ‘White Lives Matter – Burnley’

Just moments after Manchester City and Burnley players took a knee in tonight’s Premier League clash, a plane was flown over the Etihad Stadium with a sign that read ‘White Lives Matter’.

The aircraft, which could be heard on Sky Sports’ live broadcast, circled the stadium as the pre-match preparations were underway in east Manchester, but it is not known if any of the players noticed.

Twitter did, however, and people are not happy – with hundreds of football fans labelling the stunt as both “disgraceful” and “embarrassing”.

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Plane with a ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’ banner has flown over Manchester tonight.

Well done lads ?? there will be some tantrums over this.

I’m surprised the RAF weren’t scrambled to shoot down the ‘far-right’ aircraft ? pic.twitter.com/2bOoPESjo7

— MISSed M (@LadyTyke74) June 22, 2020

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There's a plane flying over the Etihad that says 'White lives matter – Burnley'. Fucking hell, what an absolute embarrassment. Absolute disgrace.

— Sam Lee (@SamLee) June 22, 2020

Premier League staff and players have been widely praised for their attitudes and collective solidarity over the last few weeks, by supporting the Black Lives Matter movement during what has been an extremely tough time for people of colour around the world.

Meanwhile, Manchester City are 2-0 up against Burnley, who will no doubt condemn the stunt after the final whistle.

We’re yet to understand if an investigation is underway.

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.