A man who ploughed a car into more than 100 Liverpool fans at a Premier League victory parade "lost his temper in his desire to get to where he wanted to get to" and "intended to cause people within the crowd serious harm", his sentencing hearing was told.

Prosecutor Paul Greaney KC told Liverpool Crown Court that Paul Doyle - who admitted 31 offences related to the crash last month - was driving his grey Ford Galaxy Titanium from his home in Croxteth into central Liverpool to collect a friend and his family from the celebrations on May 26.

Doyle had made the journey into the centre of Liverpool earlier in the day to drop them off at the parade and had agreed to pick them up again at the end of the celebrations.

His vehicle weighed nearly two tonnes.

Mr Greaney said the road was extremely busy with pedestrians on what should have been a day of joy.

He said: "The defendant drove the Galaxy on to Dale Street at 5.54pm and began to travel in the direction of Water Street, so on a course opposite from the direction of travel of most of the fans, and towards them.

"From an early stage, Paul Doyle drove dangerously along that road, frightening people as he did so. Then at 5.59pm, he encountered some traffic implementation measures that were filtering vehicles off to the right.

"He came to (a) halt, but shortly afterwards set off down the left side of Dale Street towards Water Street, ignoring the measures."

Dashcam footage showing the shocking moments when Doyle ploughed through crowds was shown in court.

The video, from inside the Ford Galaxy, captured audio and visuals as the 54-year-old swerved into hundreds of fans who were making their way back from the city's waterfront after the celebration.

Doyle cried as the footage was shown to the court, putting his head down and shutting his eyes as the footage showed his car hitting crowds of supporters.

Victims in court were also in tears as the video was played.

Once in Dale Street - which was open to traffic but busy with supporters - Doyle could be heard saying "f****** pricks" as pedestrians pulled their children out of the way of his car to stop them being hit.

The view through his windscreen showed him approach a line of cars waiting to turn right off the road before it becomes Water Street.

Doyle then swerved away from the traffic and into the left lane, which was closed as hundreds of fans were making their way back from the celebrations. He could be heard shouting and screaming "move", "f****** pricks" and "get out the f****** way" as shocked members of the public tried to jump out of the way of his car.

The footage, which will not be released because of its graphic nature, showed the windscreen smash after a man landed on it.

Others could be seen on the bonnet of the car as Doyle continued to drive and people, including children, appear to go under the vehicle.

Doyle cried as he appeared in the dock for his sentencing hearing.

He wore a black suit and grey tie with white shirt and had a tissue in his hand, which he held to his face at times.

The 54-year-old admitted 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 last month. He had previously denied the offences, which relate to 29 victims aged between six months and 77.

Doyle's actions "generated horror in those who had attended what they had thought would be a day of joyfulness", said Mr Greaney.

He said: "By 6.01pm, so less than two minutes later, the Galaxy was stationary on Water Street and attempts were being made by fans to drag Paul Doyle from it. He was quickly protected by police officers, and thereafter arrested and detained, having sustained only minor injuries.

"What had happened in that short period between 5.59pm and 6.01pm is that the defendant had driven his vehicle into a collision with well over 100 people, causing injuries including serious injuries to many and, when the vehicle was brought to a halt, people including children were trapped beneath it.

"The prosecution case is that the defendant had used the vehicle as a weapon over that period of time.

"In doing so, he not only caused injury on a large scale, but also generated horror in those who had attended what they had thought would be a day of joyfulness.

"The truth is a simple one - Paul Doyle just lost his temper in his desire to get to where he wanted to get to. In a rage, he drove into the crowd. When he did so, he intended to cause people within the crowd serious harm."

Doyle was arrested at the scene on Water Street just after 6pm and charged later that week.

The youngest victim was six-month-old Teddy Eveson, whose parents later told media he was thrown about 15 feet down the road in his pram when the crash happened.

Doyle, of Croxteth, Liverpool, admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to the baby.

Five other children, who Doyle either injured or attempted to injure, cannot be named for legal reasons.

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Morgan Rogers was Aston Villa's match-winner against West Ham on Sunday. Erling Haaland scored another two goals for Manchester City in their victory over Crystal Palace.

But who is the Premier League's biggest game-changer?

Between the Lines reveals which players' goals and assists have won their clubs the most points, both this season and historically.

Bruno just ahead of Rogers

Bruno Fernandes comes out top for this season as he continues to show his value even in another tough season for Manchester United.

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His four goals and six assists have won Ruben Amorim's side a whopping 13 points heading into their game against Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports on Monday Night Football.

Fernandes's three goal involvements in Manchester United's last game against Wolves were the difference between a draw and a victory, winning the side two points. Before that, he won them three points by assisting both goals in the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

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Rogers sits second in the list with goal involvements worth 12 points to third-placed Aston Villa, a total which includes the three points won by his double against West Ham on Sunday.

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Jamie Carragher was full of praise for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers after his superb performance in the win over West Ham on Sunday

The England international has only contributed a combined eight goals and assists for Unai Emery's side in the Premier League but, with the exception of his assist in the 3-1 win over Fulham in September, all of them have been game-altering.

His total puts him two points ahead of Haaland. The Manchester City striker has nearly twice as many goal involvements as any other Premier League player this season, with 17 goals and three assists, but only seven of them have directly changed results.

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo hasn't registered a goal involvement since scoring two goals and setting up another against Fulham in October but he still ranks third for points won, level with Everton's Jack Grealish and Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike on nine.

Bruno's unmatched importance to Man Utd

Another way to measure player influence is to look at whose goal involvements have earned the highest proportion of their team's points. Again, it's Fernandes who sits top of the pile this season.

The 31-year-old's goals and assists have won more than half of Manchester United's 25 points after 15 games.

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Semenyo is second despite his recent goal involvement drought, while Brentford striker Igor Thiago ranks third, his 11 goals having won 40 per cent of the side's 20 points.

Grealish is just behind him on 38 per cent, with all of his six goal involvements this season having directly impacted Everton's results.

Rogers, Ekitike, Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes, Sunderland's Granit Xhaka, West Ham's Callum Wilson and Brighton striker Danny Welbeck make up the rest of the top 10.

Salah the ultimate game-changer

Fernandes leads the way this season, but when factoring previous seasons, going back as far as 2010/11, it's Mohamed Salah who comes out on top as the Premier League's biggest game-changer, despite his much-discussed dip in form this season.

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Mohamed Salah registered an assist for Liverpool against Brighton on Saturday

Salah's 280 Premier League goal involvements have been worth 177 points, putting him just ahead of Harry Kane on 173 points and highlighting the size of his contribution to Liverpool.

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Former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has the third-highest total for points won by goal involvements, with 127, while Kane's former Spurs team-mate Heung-Min Son is fourth on 106 and Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero is fifth on 104.

Salah, in addition to having the highest total, has boasts the highest percentage of a team's points won by goal involvements in a single season since 2010/11, with his 45.2 per cent last term just ahead of Robin van Persie's 42.7 per cent for Manchester United in 2012/13.

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Salah's output has of course dipped this season. He only has four goals and three assists in 14 Premier League appearances so far.

But it is worth noting, as shown below, that those goal involvements have still won 23 per cent of Liverpool's points total, a higher proportion than in three of his previous campaigns at the club.

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So was he right to suggest he has been unfairly singled out during a difficult campaign for everyone at the club? The numbers suggest he has still made a useful contribution.

And while Fernandes leads the way this term, Salah is undoubtedly the Premier League's biggest game-changer of the last 15 years.

Read last week's Between the Lines

Ninety-three injuries in 18 months? We dissected Arsenal's continued injury issues in last week's edition and the knock-on effects of losing players in the same positions.

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