Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has formally informed police that he was subject to racist abuse during his team's Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.
Video footage appeared to show someone among the Chelsea fans shout 'f***ing black c***' in Sterling's direction, and The Times report that the 24-year-old England international has since 'confirmed to police that he was racially abused'.
It is believed that Metropolitan Police officers investigating the incident travelled to Manchester to speak with Sterling, who is thought to have informed his own club's security staff immediately after the game had finished.