LIVERPOOL, England :Liverpool's Premier League season-opening match against Bournemouth on Friday was briefly halted after visiting forward Antoine Semenyo reported getting racist abuse from the crowd.

Referee Anthony Taylor stopped play at a Liverpool corner in the 29th minute to address the incident, summoning both managers to the touchline for a briefing.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Bournemouth counterpart Adam Smith were then called over to the benches for further instructions before play resumed four minutes later.

Following halftime, an anti-discrimination message was read out to the crowd at Anfield.

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