Reds issue statement outlining efforts in Adeyemi incident
Liverpool have issued a statement outlining the work which has been done since last night to identify the culprit responsible for allegedly abusing Oldham’s 20-year-old defender Tom Adeyemi during the Reds’ 5-1 FA Cup third round victory.
The suggestion – yet to be confirmed by either club or the police – is the comments were of a racial nature.
A police spokesman did, however, confirm last night “no-one has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated behaviour”.
“Liverpool Football Club continue to work closely with Merseyside Police to establish all the facts surrounding the incident that occurred during last night’s game.
“We take this matter extremely seriously and have today provided the police with the evidence we currently have available to us.
“This includes CCTV coverage and still photography of what we believe to be the relevant part of the stadium, statements from matchday stewards in that area and full access to all the footage captured by the cameras filming the match for our in-house tv operation.
“In addition, we have examined records of the tickets purchased in that part of the ground to see if they provide any additional information and have passed that on to the police.
“Finally, we would also urge any of our supporters who witnessed this incident or saw the individual involved and who have not already done so, to contact either the club or the police.”
