'It's now apparently racist to say white lives matter (the day after three white people got murdered in a park in Reading, but all we've seen on the TV is black lives matter after George Floyd got murdered) what a mad world we live in.' Tonight's aerial display reading 'White Lives Matter Burnley' appeared to mock the movement, which is fighting against racism. 'We apologise unreservedly to the Premier League, to Manchester City and to all those helping to promote Black Lives Matter.' Piers Morgan wrote: 'A plane flew over the Etihad stadium tonight with this banner saying ‘White Lives Matter Burnley’. Absolute disgrace'Sports commentator Sam Lee tweeted: 'There's a plane flying over the Etihad that says 'White lives matter - Burnley'.

Source: Daily Mail June 22, 2020 20:42 UTC