A man who injured 134 people when he drove a car into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade has been sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison.

Paul Doyle, 54, was travelling into the city centre from his home in Croxteth, Liverpool, to collect friends at the parade on May 26 when he "lost his temper" and drove his Ford Galaxy directly into supporters making their way home from the celebrations.

Dashcam footage from the vehicle, played in court, showed fans being thrown onto the bonnet of the car or falling underneath as he accelerated down Water Street, which had been closed to traffic, at about 6pm.

Doyle, who could be heard in the footage swearing and shouting at supporters to "move", had initially denied 31 offences.

But last month, moments before the prosecution was due to open his trial, he changed his pleas to admit all the charges.

The former Royal Marine cried as he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, affray, 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent and three counts of wounding with intent.

The 29 victims named in the indictment ranged in age from six months to 77 years.

Sentencing judge Andrew Menary KC told Doyle he acted in an "inexplicable and undiluted fury" when he ploughed into crowds.

He told Doyle: "It is almost impossible to comprehend how any right-thinking person could act as you did.

"To drive a vehicle into crowds of pedestrians with such persistence and disregard for human life defies ordinary understanding."

The judge added: "Your actions caused horror and devastation on a scale not previously encountered by this court."

During his drive into the city, Doyle undertook other vehicles and ran a red light.

Footage showed the father-of-three driving down Dale Street, appearing not to slow down despite Liverpool fans filling the roads.

His dashcam footage captured him saying "f****** pricks" as people pulled their children out of the way to prevent him hitting them.

When he reached a line of cars turning right, away from Water Street, he paused before swerving into crowds filling the left lane.

Doyle's car was only brought to a stop when fan Dan Barr climbed into the back seat of the automatic vehicle and held the gearstick in park mode.

Doyle, who has previous convictions for violence in the 1990s, continued to try to accelerate but the car, which had people trapped underneath, was unable to move further.

When interviewed, he said he had seen someone with a knife and drove in panic for fear he would be attacked, but police found no evidence from CCTV or witnesses that anyone in the area had a knife.

No defects were found with the car and Doyle was not under the influence of drink or drugs.

James Allison, from the Crown Prosecution Service Mersey-Cheshire, said: "Why did he do it? I think the simple answer is he lost his temper. He went into a rage.

"He just wanted to get down that road, and in trying to get down that road those next couple of minutes probably devastated a lot of people's lives."

Detective chief inspector John Fitzgerald said: "Doyle's total disregard for the safety of others - particularly the many young children present on Dale Street and Water Street that day - is beyond comprehension.

"It is sheer luck that no lives were lost."

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Jamie Carragher doesn't see Mohamed Salah playing for Liverpool next season but thinks the forward should delay any immediate thoughts about quitting the club in January to secure a fitting Anfield send-off at the end of the season.

Salah appeared to be emotional during what looked like a lap of appreciation after Liverpool's 2-0 win over Brighton at Anfield as he prepares to go off and represent Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The 33-year-old started on the bench against Brighton but was introduced as a first-half and provided an assist for Hugo Ekitike. It took his tally for goal involvements up to 277 for the Reds in the Premier League, which is more than any other player has managed for a single club.

It remains to be seen whether that is his last contribution for Liverpool but Carragher, who strongly criticised the forward for his claim last week that he had been "thrown under a bus" by manager Arne Slot, urged Salah to put his differences with Slot aside and return from the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of January to preserve his legacy and get the send-off he deserves.

'I don't see Salah playing for Liverpool next season'

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"I don't see Salah playing for Liverpool next season," Carragher told Monday Night Football.

"The big thing in my mind is whether we are going to see him from now until the end of the season.

"We know he is now going to AFCON and that will finish in mid-January.

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"It's obvious he's got an issue with Arne Slot, and I want to give credit to the manager because he could have easily have said Salah is not involved against Brighton. He could have said, 'we'll sort it after AFCON'.

"But no, he thought it was bigger than him and it was about the team and it is more important that Salah was on the bench, and he made a contribution.

"Last week I was giving advice to Salah and his agent and I'm going to do it again because what we saw at the end of the game from Salah was a lap of appreciation. He was a bit emotional and he's probably not sure whether that's his last time at Anfield.

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Mohamed Salah has 277 goal involvements for Liverpool in the Premier League (188 goals, 89 assists) – now the all-time record by a player for a single club in the competition, overtaking Wayne Rooney's 276 for Manchester United (183 goals, 93 assists).

"If he's thinking about moving on I'd urge him to think again because if he was to move on now, the talk is he'd go to the Saudi League, which is talked about over there but nowhere else, except when the transfer window is open.

"Salah is not going to move on from Liverpool and join Real Madrid or Barcelona. It's the Saudi League.

"Liverpool in the second half of the season, they could get to an FA Cup final or a Champions League final. Could you imagine Salah in Saudi at whatever team he is playing for, watching Liverpool come out in Budapest in a Champions League final?"

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Carragher continued: "When you come back at the end of January, you'll have three months. You might not get on with the manager but you'll start some games. You'll be sub in some games and you won't come on in some games, but what we saw at Anfield at the weekend was nicer than what we saw at Elland Road.

"Does Salah deserve more than that as a Liverpool player? He deserves a guard of honour, he deserves a display in the Kop and he deserves to be able to bring his family onto the pitch. He deserves to be celebrated at his final game for all he's done as a Liverpool player.

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"Put your differences with the manager to the side and think three or four months at Liverpool. The worst thing that is going to happen is he gets a big send-off. The best thing that could happen is he's walking out with his team-mates in Budapest in a Champions League final.

"If he's sat in Saudi Arabia watching Liverpool do that, he'd really regret it."

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