Police Investigate After Antoine Semenyo Reports Racist Abuse From Crowd

Merseyside Police are investigating an allegation that nan Bournemouth guardant Antoine Semenyo was racially abused during his team’s defeat astatine Liverpool.

Semenyo reported being racially abused by a Liverpool instrumentality astatine Anfield, and a man successful a wheelchair was escorted retired of nan stadium astatine half-time by 3 constabulary officers.

Liverpool’s caput coach, Arne Slot, was incensed that nan incident had detracted from a nighttime of affectional tributes to nan precocious Diogo Jota and his relative André Silva, who were killed successful a car mishap successful July. Slot went to console Semenyo instantly aft Liverpool’s melodramatic 4-2 victory.

A connection from Liverpool read: “Liverpool Football Club is alert of an allegation of racist maltreatment made during our Premier League crippled against AFC Bournemouth. We condemn racism and favoritism successful each forms, it has nary spot successful nine aliases football. The nine is incapable to remark further arsenic tonight’s alleged incident is nan taxable of an ongoing constabulary investigation, which we will support fully.”

Andoni Iraola, nan Bournemouth caput coach, said Semenyo was upset aft nan crippled but praised nan Ghana world for maintaining his composure and scoring 2 good goals astatine Anfield to tie nan visitors level. “It’s a shame that successful nan first crippled of nan Premier League season, pinch 2 teams playing a really bully game, we person to beryllium talking astir thing that should beryllium successful nan past but is not successful nan past,” said Iraola. “It is thing that is still a large problem. Antoine was calm successful nan power of nan moment. We asked him if he could proceed and he was composed but he is asking why these things are happening today? It is simply a shame.”

Slot said nan nighttime should person been each astir nan affectional tributes to Jota, that near Mohamed Salah successful tears aft nan game, and Liverpool’s thrilling victory. “It is unacceptable successful immoderate stadium, particularly Anfield,” said nan Liverpool caput coach. “It shouldn’t hap but unluckily we decidedly person to talk astir it. It should beryllium astir Diogo and really nan tributes were. I said to Antoine aft nan crippled and said nan nine will do everything we tin to find nan personification responsible. Big in installments to him if thing happens to him and he tin execute for illustration this. He is not only a awesome subordinate but very beardown mentally. But it is unacceptable.”