YouTuber and two friends are arrested after climbing onto the roof of Anfield to watch Liverpool's Champions League clash with Real Madrid 'when they were unable to get tickets'

Three men arrested after climbing on to Anfield roof to watch Liverpool Champions League match
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Kain Hogg, 23, and two others were arrested after climbing Anfield stadium
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Football fans were arrested after they climbed onto the roof of Anfield to watch Liverpool's Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Tuesday

Anfield is currently undergoing redevelopment work, so they snuck in through the connecting construction site.

They reached the top and watched two thirds of the match before they were caught by stewards and arrested by Merseyside Police.

They are due to appear in court next month charged with ticket evasion, entering enclosed premises and obtaining services dishonestly.

Kain, originally from Kendal, Cumbia, said: 'Tickets were sold out so the roof was our only option.

'We're very sorry to Liverpool FC and to the police that had to deal with the situation.'

Liverpool played Real Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday.

It was a sell out match so when they were unable to buy tickets, Kain and his friends gained access to the ground through a construction site at the Anfield Road End.

They crossed some scaffolding and climbed a ladder to the roof of the stadium where they watched the first half uninterrupted.