Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has thanked his teammates, Liverpool’s players and the soccer community as a whole for the “overwhelming messages of support” he received after reporting that he was racially abused by a fan during the Premier League’s season opener at Anfield.

Liverpool’s pursuit of Alexander Isak has become one of the defining sagas of this summer window. While the Swedish forward has made it clear that Anfield is where he wants to be, negotiations with Newcastle United have been far from straightforward.

One Liverpool fan is in police custody after Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo accused the man of racial abuse during a match on Friday.

It was a game that easily could have got away from Liverpool, and now captain Virgil van Dijk has sent a clear message to the decision-makers at Anfield. When speaking in his post-match interview, van Dijk reiterated his desire to improve the squad after the Reds captain called for a new forward following the Community Shield loss.

A house on Walton Breck Road in Anfield was evacuated on August 4 after it was found to be structurally unsound

Liverpool’s opening win over Bournemouth was marred by an incident of racist abuse which brought the game to a halt