A man has pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence following the posting of a tweet about Liverpool star Mohamed Salah which sparked a hate crime investigation by Merseyside police.
32-year-old Gary Hyland was arrested on Thursday and appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court the following day, where he was charged - and pleaded guilty - with racially aggravated public order offence and obstructing a constable in the execution of their duty.
The Mirror reports that prosecutor Sophie Leyland objected to Hyland, an Everton fan, being granted bail due to concerns over his own safety, telling the court: "The tweets were very offensive and upsetting.