Alan Shearer issues heartbreaking message to Liverpool fans

MUMBAI, INDIA - MARCH 04: Premier League legend Alan Shearer attends a coaching demonstration and tournament for local youngsters led by locally trained Premier Skills coaches on March 4, 2017 in Mumbai, India. Premier Skills is the Premier League's global coaching and referee development programme and has been running in Mumbai since 2016. The Premier Skills programme, a partnership between the Premier League and the British Council, trains sports coaches, referees and youth leaders to return to their own communities and enhance their existing football sessions, whilst also developing their leadership skills and a greater understanding of the role football can play in tackling other social issues. Premier Skills has already delivered a highly successful programme in India, training 400 coaches, who in turn have reached 20,000 young people since the programme's inception in 2007. (Photo by Ali Bharmal/Getty Images for Premier League) /

Alan Shearer has issued a heartbreaking message to Liverpool fans following their FA Cup win over Everton on Friday night.

The Newcastle United legend took to Twitter to pen a strongly worded rebuttal to Reds supporters as they reacted to his comments during the victory.

Shearer disagreed with the penalty decision, which is something fans took as a negative and preceded to hurl personal abuse at the former England international.

Keyboard warriors have been a problem since social media has come into play and they’ve taken it to a new level this season.

After having a shocker against Tottenham Hotspur, defender Dejan Lovren was targeting for horrific abuse and ended up removing himself from the internet.

Fans came together to condone that behaviour, but unfortunately it’s reared its ugly head again as people can’t stand those who disagree with them.

For all the @LFC fans currently hurling personal abuse at me, my wife and kids because I happen to disagree with your opinion about the penalty decision, you do know you won don't you? 🤔 PS So f**k off!
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) January 5, 2018

But to take aim at someone’s family just for doing their job is disgraceful and those who do it should be ashamed of themselves.

They might think it’s a victimless crime but there is an individual at the other end of the screen and it does effect them.

You can see by Shearer’s response that this sort of behaviour cuts through to the core and it has to be stamped out of society.

In some ways it overshadows the excellent 2-1 victory over the Toffies, in which James Milner and new signing Virgil van Dijk got on the score sheet.

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The next game is a Premier League humdinger against Manchester City, which’ll really test the mettle of the new defence.

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