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| Four arrested as Sevilla supporters attacked before Manchester City match | |
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| Four people were arrested in Manchester city centre after a disturbance involving football supporters, police confirmed on Wednesday night. | |
| One person was also treated for a head injury after trouble flared near Sinclair’s Oyster Bar on Shambles Square at around 3.30pm. | One person was also treated for a head injury after trouble flared near Sinclair’s Oyster Bar on Shambles Square at around 3.30pm. |
| Football supporters had been gathering in the city centre ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League game against Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium. Footage and photographs circulated on social media showing chairs being thrown. Trouble also seemed to have spread to nearby Exchange Square. | Football supporters had been gathering in the city centre ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League game against Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium. Footage and photographs circulated on social media showing chairs being thrown. Trouble also seemed to have spread to nearby Exchange Square. |
| A tweet from Greater Manchester police revealed three of the people arrested were Polish. | |
| The tweet read: “3 x Polish Football fans arrested for a violent disorder following the incident at Shambles Square earlier this evening.” | The tweet read: “3 x Polish Football fans arrested for a violent disorder following the incident at Shambles Square earlier this evening.” |
| A statement added: “Three men have been arrested following a fight on Exchange Square. | A statement added: “Three men have been arrested following a fight on Exchange Square. |
| “Shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday 21 October, 2015, police received a report of a fight on Exchange Square involving a group of football fans. | “Shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday 21 October, 2015, police received a report of a fight on Exchange Square involving a group of football fans. |
| “Officers quickly attended the scene and the group dispersed. | “Officers quickly attended the scene and the group dispersed. |
| “Three men were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. They have been taken into police custody. | “Three men were arrested on suspicion of violent disorder. They have been taken into police custody. |
| “A man was treated at the scene by paramedics for a head injury. Police officers remain on patrol in the city centre this evening.” | “A man was treated at the scene by paramedics for a head injury. Police officers remain on patrol in the city centre this evening.” |
| The trouble is not believed to be linked to the City-Sevilla match. | The trouble is not believed to be linked to the City-Sevilla match. |
| Greater Manchester Police later tweeted that another person had been apprehended, saying: “Update from arrests earlier. A 4th male was arrested after being found hiding in a restaurant near where the other 3 were detained.” A fourth was apprehended some time later in the evening. There were suggestions some of the people involved were wearing the colours of Polish club Slask Wroclaw, whose fans clashed with those of Sevilla in 2014 when disorder broke out in the Spanish city. | |
| Sevilla’s sporting director, Ramón Rodríguez, confirmed to Spanish newspaper AS that fans were attacked, with bottles and chairs thrown. | Sevilla’s sporting director, Ramón Rodríguez, confirmed to Spanish newspaper AS that fans were attacked, with bottles and chairs thrown. |
| 3 x Polish Football fans arrested for a violent disorder following the incident at Shambles Square earlier this evening. | 3 x Polish Football fans arrested for a violent disorder following the incident at Shambles Square earlier this evening. |