The incident occurred in the first half at Anfield during the opening Premier League game when a man in the crowd directed abuse at Semenyo, prompting referee Anthony Taylor to halt the match. Taylor then consulted both team captains and managers before allowing play to continue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I hope it does, but if it doesn't then it just shows that what the Premier League is doing is not enough and that more needs to be done. I hope it does,\u201d Semenyo said to ITV.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When asked what the maximum punishment should be, Semenyo said, \"It could be jail time, it could be banned from stadiums for a lifetime, it could be anything along the lines of that, but I feel like there has to be something else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Merseyside Police confirmed that a 47-year-old man was removed from Anfield and announced his arrest on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. He was later released on bail and has been banned from any regulated football match in the UK as part of his bail conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bournemouth forward, who showed exceptional character by scoring two goals against Liverpool in the same game, revealed he was subjected to racism on social media after the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I feel like in this day and age it just doesn't make sense and we want to know why it keeps happening. It was pretty painful to hear.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bournemouth forward, who showed exceptional character by scoring two goals against Liverpool in the same game, revealed he was subjected to racism on social media after the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Someone has felt the need to come online and do that, so that made me angry, to be honest. Why would you want to do that,\u201d Semenyo added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n