Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that his club will support Liverpool in every way possible following last week's findings by the Hillsborough Independent Panel.

The Red Devils will travel to Anfield this coming Sunday, just 11 days after Liverpool fans were cleared of any wrongdoing during the Hillsborough disaster which saw 96 fans lose their lives.

Previous encounters between the two clubs have been tainted by negative songs from both sets of supporters.

That issued was raised again on Saturday when a minority of United fans were heard chanting 'Always the victim, it's never your fault' during their side's 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic.

Despite not hearing that chant, Ferguson has called on his team's fans to show some support to their opposition on what will be "a very emotional day".

"I didn't hear [chanting at the Wigan game], but everyone else seemed to hear it," Ferguson told reporters. "David Gill heard it in the director's box and was disappointed. The chant is a new chant, it only started after the Suarez situation.

"But in the current climate and having spoken on Friday, asking our supporters to adhere to the policy that we want to adopt - that we're completely in support of Liverpool Football Club at this moment in time and we understand what those families must have felt during the week when they got that report. It was disappointing to hear that.

"It's a minority, though, and in society there's a minority who want to be heard. That's the difficultly you've got nowadays.

"As a club we're totally in support of Liverpool and the situation they're in. It's going to be a very emotional day on Sunday and we'll support them in every way we can."

Ferguson was speaking ahead of his side's Champions League encounter against Turkish side Galatasaray tomorrow night.