Police have arrested a 47-year-old man from Liverpool after Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo was allegedly racially abused on Friday night.

Liverpool’s 4-2 win over Bournemouth was temporarily halted after the incident was reported to the referee.

Merseyside Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and taken into custody to be interviewed.

Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool, match officials and the “entire football family” for their support on Saturday.

“Last night at Anfield will stay with me forever - not because of one person’s words, but because of how the entire football family stood together,” Semenyo wrote on Instagram.

“To my Bournemouth teammates who supported me in that moment, to the Liverpool players and fans who showed t

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