Manchester City Bus 'Badly Damaged' by Liverpool Fans Ahead of Champions League

Manchester City's team bus was left "badly damaged" and "undriveable" after being attacked en route to Anfield for a UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg meeting with Liverpool on Wednesday. 

BBC Sport's David Ornstein provided details of the incident:

Simon Evans of Reuters relayed footage of the team's arrival (warning: contains NSFW language):

City's bus was set upon trying to enter the ground, "where the greeting was at its fiercest," according to James Robson of the Manchester Evening News.

Liverpool have since issued a statement on the club's official website offering a condemnation of the scenes "in the strongest possible terms," as well as making an apology to City manager Pep Guardiola.

This unsavoury incident has provided a rocky start to what should be the standout tie of the Champions League last eight, a celebration of football between arguably the two most dynamic attacking sides left in the tournament.