Liverpool's equality chief has blamed the increase in discrimination in football on the Covid-19 lockdowns as he claimed 'people have forgotten how to act'.
The Reds' equality, diversity and inclusion manager, Rishi Jain, insisted the 'biggest challenge' football has had to face in the last 18 months is fans relearning how to behave in public.
Jain claimed there has been a 'huge increase' in discriminatory and offensive behaviour from fans across the Premier League.
Speaking at a conference entitled Liverpool Against Racism, via The Telegraph, he said: 'There has been a huge increase in discriminatory and offensive behaviour, not just at Anfield.