Disgusting Attack on Manchester City Stars. Police Arrest Senior, Banned from Stadium

Merseyside Police arrested an Everton fan during his team's match against Manchester City for racially abusing visiting player Antoine Semenyo.

According to BBC Sport, police sources stated that a 71-year-old man from Nottinghamshire was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offense after fans and stewards reported the individual shouting racist slurs.

"The investigation into the incident is still ongoing, and we continue to work closely with Everton FC. The fan has been released on bail with conditions, which include not approaching any sports stadium within one mile, four hours before kick-off, during the match, and up to four hours after the match," a police statement read.

Everton, in their statement, declared that such behavior would never be tolerated. "Racism and discrimination in all forms are completely unacceptable. They have no place in our stadiums, in our sport, or in society," the Liverpool club stated.

This marks the second time this season that the 26-year-old Ghanaian international, Semenyo, has been targeted with racist abuse. While playing for his former club Bournemouth, he reported being racially abused by a spectator during a 2-4 loss to Liverpool in the opening Premier League match of the season. Semenyo even believes that potential prison sentences for abuse should be considered in the fight against racism in football.

Manchester City commended the swift action taken by Everton and Merseyside Police. The club also reported that 25-year-old English defender Marc Guehi suffered racist abuse online on social media after the match.

"We are extremely disappointed that Marc Guehi has been subjected to a series of disgusting racist posts on social media. We will continue to fully support both Antoine and Marc and will never accept any discrimination in our football," Man City stated in a release.

Everton's 3-3 draw with Manchester City on Monday brought Arsenal closer to securing the league title. With three rounds remaining in the current Premier League season, Arsenal holds a 5-point lead over Man City at the top of the table. "The Citizens" have one game in hand.