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.

Anthony Gordon, a boyhood scouser who came close to joining Liverpool last summer, admitted that the atmosphere could be electric. He told TNT Sports: “I think with everything that’s gone on the atmosphere is going to be a bit wild. It’s gonna be a top game.”

The Premier League season opener between Liverpool and Bournemouth was disrupted by racist abuse directed at Antoine Semenyo, leading to a temporary p

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

The Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield has been briefly stopped after Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator