AFC Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo was allegedly subjected to racist abuse during Liverpool’s Premier League clash with AFC Bournemouth on Friday night. On the half-hour mark, referee Anthony Taylor brought the game to a halt to speak to both Arne Slot and Andoni Iraola over the incident.
The enforced break lasted around two minutes with a member of the Anfield security staff involved in the meeting while the fourth official made notes. Shortly after, there was an announcement over the PA in L4 that operation Anfield exercise had begun, which lasted around 10 minutes of the encounter.
Sky Sports commentator Peter Drury said: “Nobody is going to speculate here, we’re all in the dark on the topic of conversation. It is something that both coaches were invited to hear about.
“I am told, via the Premier League match centre, Antoine Semenyo was subject to a racist comment from a member of the crowd. What I can tell you is that it was Semenyo who brought it to the referee’s attention himself.”
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