The man, who has not yet been named, had reportedly arrived in Italy from Manchester only short time before the accident

51-year-old Philip Dooley, an Irish native who has been living in Liverpool, was heading to Milan to attend the game which Liverpool went on to win 3-1. In the early hours of Tuesday morning as he attempted to reach his hotel, he was struck by a vehicle close to Orio al Serio Airport, which is located between Seriate and Bergamo in Lombardy.

A Liverpool fan was knocked down and killed in Italy where he had gone to watch his team play in the Champions League. Philip Dooley, 51, from Liverpool, died was struck by a vehicle in Bergamo in the early hours of Tuesday,