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Racist gesture claims at Liverpool-Manchester Utd game investigated Racist gesture claims at Liverpool-Manchester Utd game investigated
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Claims a fan made a racist gesture during an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester Utd are being investigated by police.Claims a fan made a racist gesture during an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester Utd are being investigated by police.
Merseyside officers are reviewing footage of the match.Merseyside officers are reviewing footage of the match.
Match Commander Ch Supt Jon Ward said: "This matter is now under investigation by specialist hate crime detectives and we are working with Liverpool Football Club to identify the man in question."Match Commander Ch Supt Jon Ward said: "This matter is now under investigation by specialist hate crime detectives and we are working with Liverpool Football Club to identify the man in question."
Officers have released a picture of a man in connection with the incident. Officers have released a picture of a man in connection with the allegations.
Mr Ward, who said officers had been monitoring social networking sites such as Twitter, said: "We take all forms of offensive behaviour seriously, and we will always thoroughly investigate such claims. Mr Ward said specialist officers were reviewing match footage as a result of a picture posted on Twitter.
"We take all forms of offensive behaviour seriously, and we will always thoroughly investigate such claims," he said.
"We cannot allow this type of behaviour to affect the enjoyment of genuine fans."We cannot allow this type of behaviour to affect the enjoyment of genuine fans.
"We will continue with our efforts to deal with the small number of individuals who commit offences at football matches, in particular, with the continued use of football-banning orders.""We will continue with our efforts to deal with the small number of individuals who commit offences at football matches, in particular, with the continued use of football-banning orders."
Tensions were high at the match as it was the first time the teams had met since the racist incident between Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez during their league encounter last year. Supporters warned
The incident saw Suarez banned for eight games by the FA, who found him guilty of racist slurs against Evra. Tensions were high at the match as it was the first time the teams had met since the racist incident between Manchester United's French defender Patrice Evra and Liverpool striker Luis Suarez during their league encounter last year.
Police said 17 people were ejected from the ground during the match on Saturday, adding that two people were arrested for "low level incidents". The incident saw Uruguayan Suarez banned for eight games by the FA, who found him guilty of making racist slurs against Evra.
Saturday's match ended with Liverpool winning 2-1.
Before the match, the stadium announcer warned supporters that racist and homophobic behaviour would not be tolerated.
Police said 17 people were ejected from the ground during the game, adding that two people were arrested for "low level incidents".
But the force said the majority of fans were well behaved.But the force said the majority of fans were well behaved.
Police have urged anyone with information about the alleged incident to contact them.