A man has been arrested following reports that a Bournemouth football player was racially abused during the first Premier League game of the season.

AFC Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator during the opening match against Liverpool.

Match referee Anthony Taylor stopped play in the 29th minute on Friday and a man, 47, was ejected from Anfield stadium.

A 47-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and has been taken into custody to be interviewed, Merseyside Police said.

Chief Inspector Kev Chatterton, match commander for the Liverpool versus Bournemouth game, said on Friday: "Merseyside Police will not tolerate hate crime of any form.

"We take incidents like this very se

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