Police needed to quell tensions between Liverpool and Manchester City supporters after their Premier League clash.Goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki handed a 3-0 win to City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.There was a heavy police presence at Anfield, and officers needed to separate fans after the full-time whistleGettyThe match was highly charged before kick-off after an independent commission ruled that City are guilty on all counts of financial rule breaches in the Premier League from the 2009/10 season to 2017/18.An appeal has been lodged by the club, who claim they are innocent and have a ‘comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence’ to hand.‘Cheats’ and ‘Guilty 114’ could be seen on banners outside the stadium as City faced a hostile reception at the home of their rivals, Liverpool.There was fortunately little, if any, disorder between the two sets of fans before and during the match.Liverpool and City fans clashHowever, as reported by the Manchester Evening News, police had to intervene after the full-time whistle.In a video posted by Chris Slater on X, fans could be seen scuffling as they walked out of the stadium.A small group of City supporters were swiftly surrounded by officers as tensions grew.One Liverpool fan could be seen being pepper-sprayed, but the police managed to prevent any physical altercations between supporters.Some of the Reds faithful were heard shouting ‘F****** cheats’ and ‘Cheating b*******’ to their rivals.It appears as though there was no further trouble as fans continued to head home.View Tweet: https://t.co/6zpsjHWvMMCity brushed off the outside noise of their guilty verdict to win at LiverpoolGettyOn the pitch, City’s goals were all scored after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for Liverpool by picking up a second yellow card.City stay top of the Premier League with six wins from six, and three points clear of holders Arsenal.talkSPORT reported afterwards that the club did not allow manager Enzo Maresca to speak to radio stations.This is a breach of broadcasting rules, and City did not explain why they made their decision.Now that City have appealed, there will be a further wait to hear about the sanctions they face for their charges.An appeal hearing is set to be held in the coming weeks.