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    Arrest Over Liverpool V Man Utd Racist Claim

    A 59-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged racially aggravated public order offence at Saturday's Liverpool versus Manchester United FA Cup match.

    Merseyside Police said the man from North Wales has been taken to a police station, where he will be questioned by officers.

    The force, who had studied TV footage after an image was posted on Twitter, thanked North Wales police and Liverpool Football Club for their assistance with the matter.

    It was the first time the two teams had played each other since Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was found to have racially abused Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during their league match last year.

    Suarez was banned for eight games by the FA, who found him guilty of "using insulting words towards" Evra.

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    • Ryan  •  3 months ago
      There is news about one racist but there is no news on multiple Manchester United fans spitting on the Hillsborough memorial after the game? To me that is quite sick and twisted, what has this sport come to...
      • The Cleaner 3 months ago
        it's just a reflection of how society has moved along - it's going to get worse - far worse.
      • Jules 3 months ago
        The Liverpool Echo stated that didn't happen though, it was just a rumour.
    • Philip  •  Norwich, England  •  3 months ago
      ffs lets all start voicing our opinions.The amount of people voicing their true opinions would far outnumber the police ability to contain it.Racism no longer means hatred towards black people is it used as a tool to subvert the natives of this country.The police should know better.
      • Philip 3 months ago
        And resorting to personal insults helps your argument how?
      • James 3 months ago
        The trouble is Philip, even though you get morons to support you, what you have said is so stupid, it is pointless having an argument.
      • Philip 3 months ago
        James you are suggesting that all the people supporting me are morons-I would argue that the majority of people in this country have a valid opinion and not just the few.That is hard to argue against.
    • MARK  •  West Bromwich, England  •  3 months ago
      59 years old.. you need to grow up. It is a football match not a war!!!
    • Phil Kinellman  •  3 months ago
      Oh ffs not again, we might as well put an end to football, the baws burst for sure.
    • dennis  •  3 months ago
      if the police reacted so quickly to the riots as they do some alleged insulting words by whites, maybe people would still have their homes and businesses!
      • G 3 months ago
        So I guess, based on your logic, that makes it alright for a racist to harrass others. What happened to....... 'Two wrongs don't make a right?!'
    • andrew  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      How about catching some real criminals, its really bad that this idiot hurt some feelings but people are being murdered.
      • Paul 3 months ago
        look theres one now
        !
    • George  •  3 months ago
      People need to sit back and take a long deep look at just what a Big Brother society this country has become. I thought the Gestapo was gone and the Stazi too.
      F*cking PC brigade I hate you and your kind with a passion.
      • James 3 months ago
        you mean you are not free to be a racist?
      • keith 3 months ago
        Plenty of people like you George, meeting a lot of them now in Australia who have despaired of the divisions in the uk caused by the pc brigade
      • do i look like i care 3 months ago
        NOT GOT MUCH GOING ON IN UR LIVES
        ?
    • philippe  •  3 months ago
      So sad to see what`s happening in the UK. I live in france and this happens to me and other UK citizens on a daily basis. Most dont know because they can`t fully understand the language. So you never hear, that the problem exists. When it happens to me ,I just return the compliment in English, so now the frogs don`t understand, but that`s it no police or anything.
    • Glyn  •  3 months ago
      All this craps making people racist for gods sake
    • Frank R  •  3 months ago
      You can only assume this is the person making "monkey like actions" reported earlier.

      This all seems to be getting more than a little out of hand, if he was being offensive for a racial reason ok, but what if he was abusing some white bloke in the crowd and calling him a monkey? Maybe it was a very bad chicken impression? I mean I call my dog a cheeky monkey, my daughter, my wife it is just a term. People are way too keen to take or find or imagine offense.

      What I do know for sure is this, instantly assuming the guy was being racist IS being racist and as others have pointed out,why hasn't that article Diane Abbot been arrested forsomethingw hich was blatently racist and in writing? It dioes appear that this law flows one way only and that is just not acceptable.
    • Apocalypse Dean  •  Bristol, England  •  3 months ago
      I see the thought police are rounding up dissidents again.
    • PatSyCola -  •  Brighton, England  •  3 months ago
      Just as well we cannot be arrested for what we are thinking, if we could then the streets would be empty and the prisons full....
    • Rob  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      It`s all getting a bit silly rapists,murderers,escaped prisoners running around and the police and media finding an alleged monkey imitation to be national news.No wonder this country is up #$%$ creek without a paddle.
    • Fred the Ted  •  3 months ago
      As a teenager I used to do pretty good impersonations of Elvis wiggling the pelvis. Might look like a monkey.
    • stephen h  •  3 months ago
      Any one know what he actually said. Every time this happens the headline mostly says..
      " racial slurs or racially aggravated offence"
    • secret squirrel  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      all of the PC brigade should be shot,for what they have done and are doing to this country
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      I'm off on holiday soon.

      I've just been to the doctors and got my inoculations against Yellow Fever, Malaria, Diphtheria and River Blindness.

      I'm all set to go and stay with my aunt in South London now.
    • keith  •  London, England  •  3 months ago
      you and your kind will be the death of our nation...you politically correct #$%$
    • Joaquin Gash  •  Wigan, England  •  3 months ago
      Nevermind all that, what about the result eh? Waaayyy, and Evra was at fault for the winner.....Isn't Karma a #$%$
    • krustycola  •  Nottingham, England  •  3 months ago
      This is full-tilt jungle madness.