Police have issued an update after a report Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo was racially abused at Anfield. The Reds kicked off the defence of their Premier League title with a 4-2 victory at Anfield on Friday, August 15.

The opening match of the new season was paused in the first-half after Semenyo reported an alleged incident of racist abuse.

The ugly incident of a fan racially abusing Antoine Semenyo during Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Bournemouth has resulted in an arrest. In the 30th minute of play, Semenyo reported racist abuse from the stands and the match was stopped by referee Anthony Taylor before being resumed while an anti-discrimination message was delivered to the crowd.