John Aldridge has called for 'supporters' who taunt vile chants from the stands

Liverpool legend John Aldridge has called for 'supporters' who taunt vile chants from the stands to be identified and banned from football for good.

Trevor Hicks lost two daughters to the Hillsborough disaster

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson led the calls for the hostilities that have long existed between his club and Liverpool to come to an end ahead of Sunday's clash at Anfield, when the innocent victims on the Hillsborough tragedy were to be remembered.

Yet Aldridge believes the truce between the two rivals should not be a temporary case fire, as he is calling on the game's authorities to use the mood of reconciliation as a force for permanent good.

Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful that his Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers

Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful that his Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers is afforded time at Anfield, but accepts that in modern football patience is uncommon.

Brendan Rodgers and Sir Alex Ferguson will meet on Sunday

Rodgers, 39, has already come under pressure after failing to win his opening four Premier League matches in charge at Liverpool, after being appointed as their boss in the summer.

In contrast, Ferguson, who will face the Northern Irishman when Manchester United travel to the Reds on Sunday, has been in charge at Old Trafford for over 25 years.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to issue a personal plea to fans travelling to Anfield

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is to issue a personal plea to fans travelling to Anfield for this weekend's Premier League game with Liverpool to "stand with our great neighbours" as they pay tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster.

Sir Alex Ferguson has called on United fans to 'stand with our great neighbours'

Liverpool are playing their first match at Anfield since the Hillsborough Independent Panel cleared the club's fans of any role in the deaths of 96 fans during the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.

And while the two most successful teams in British football have a longstanding and often bitter rivalry, Ferguson has called on United fans to respect the tributes set to take place prior to kick-off.

Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Liverpool to give Brendan Rodgers the time he needs to succeed at Anfield.

Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Liverpool to give Brendan Rodgers the time he needs to succeed at Anfield.

Sir Alex Ferguson: 'It's a results business'

Rodgers has yet to win a league game as, for the first time in 101 years, Liverpool have not been victorious in any of their opening four league fixtures.

Ferguson took three and a half years to win his first trophy at Old Trafford following his appointment in 1986. His first league title did not come until his seventh season at United, and the 70-year-old believes the climate in football has changed during his time at the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed to give Liverpool complete support

Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed to give Liverpool complete support as they pay tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster and urged Manchester United fans to stop chanting about their Anfield counterparts.

Sir Alex Ferguson has pledged United's backing

United visit Anfield on Sunday in Liverpool's first home game since the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report into the 1989 tragedy in which 96 people lost their lives.

The report exonerated Liverpool fans of blame for the tragedy and exposed a huge police cover-up, leading Prime Minister David Cameron to apologise to the relatives of those who died at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.