Racist abuse of Antoine Semenyo overshadows Liverpool's win over Bournemouth
"We're very concerned about the allegation of discrimination from an area of the crowd," the FA said in a statement."Incidents of this nature have no place in our game, and we will work closely with the match officials, the clubs, and the relevant authorities to establish the facts and ensure that the appropriate action is taken."Liverpool manager Arne Slot was unhappy about the incident, saying this was something that shouldn't happen in football."It is clear that we do not want this in football," he said. "We definitely don't want this at Anfield ... This should never happen in football, let alone at Anfield."Bournemouth coach coach Andoni Iraola echoed the same sentiments as Slot after the match."Straight away, Antoine and the referee told us. The person has been identified," said Iraola."It's a big shame that these things keep happening. It's the first game of the season, a lovely game of football, and I have to speak about these things happening."Semenyo brace not enough as Liverpool winDespite the incident, Semenyo let his skills do the talking at Anfield, scoring a fantastic brace. However, his heroics weren't enough as Liverpool won the game 4-2 to put down an early marker for the rest of the sides.Mohamed Salah and Federico Chiesa struck late for the defending champions to help them secure the win. Hugo Ekitike (37th minute) and Cody Gakpo (49th minute) gave the Reds a commanding lead before Semenyo flipped the script.The Ghanian forward scored in the 64th minute before levelling things up 12 minutes later to stun the crowd at Anfield. However, Chiesa was able to help Liverpool gain the lead in the 88th minute before Salah wrapped up the points.- Ends
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