Manchester City issued an apology for what the membership described as an assault on Aston Villa Robin Olsen Robin Olsen throughout a discipline invasion by City followers celebrating profitable the Premier League title on Sunday.
The incident occurred as Olsen tried to depart the sector at Etihad Stadium because it turned coated in hundreds of City followers after the fulltime whistle of the 3-2 win over Villa.
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Footage on British broadcaster Sky Sports confirmed Olsen masking his head as supporters swarmed round him as he was being escorted off the enjoying floor by a steward.
The Sweden goalkeeper then appeared to interact in a verbal confrontation with a fan earlier than being clipped by the arm of one other celebrating supporter. Bowing his head, Olsen was finally helped off the sector by a second official.
Aston Villa supervisor Steven Gerrard had no information of Olsen’s situation within the information convention after the sport on the ultimate day of the season.
City mentioned it was opening an investigation and would subject an indefinite stadium ban to the fan accountable.
“Manchester City would like to sincerely apologize to Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen, who was assaulted after the final whistle at today’s match when fans entered the pitch,” the membership mentioned in a press release.
The English Football Association mentioned on Friday it was “very concerned” a few sequence of pitch invasions which have marred the tip of the season.
Crystal Palace supervisor Patrick Vieira was concerned in an altercation with a fan at Everton on Friday, kicking out after being taunted. The FA mentioned it was reviewing its rules “to help stamp this behavior out.”
A Nottingham Forest fan was sentenced to 24 weeks in jail for getting into the sector and assaulting Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp on the finish of a playoff recreation on Tuesday within the second-tier Championship.
A discipline invader at Northampton shoved a Mansfield participant on Wednesday, and an evening later Swindon supervisor Ben Garner mentioned a few of his gamers have been subjected to bodily and verbal abuse on the finish of their match at Port Vale. Both video games have been within the fourth division.