Sunday will be remembered as a day of great triumph for Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola's charges came from 2-0 down against Aston Villa to win 3-2 and secure another Premier League crown, yet the day ended on a sour note as opposition goalkeeper Robin Olsen was assaulted by fans.
Manchester City supporters invaded the pitch in celebration of their fourth Premier League title in five years, yet a minority were involved in multiple skirmishes with the Villa shot-stopper.
It's unclear exactly what sparked off the issues, and whether it was merely a matter of proximity, but Olsen was clearly shaken up as he finally reached the tunnel.
Aston Villa coach Steven Gerrard was livid when asked about the incident in his post-match press conference, refusing to answer questions about it and merely saying it was something Manchester City had to explain.
Manchester City's response
The English champions have since released a statement and public apology to Olsen, vowing to find the perpetrators of the assaults and punish them accordingly.
"Manchester City would like to sincerely apologise to Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen, who was assaulted after the final whistle at today's match when fans entered the pitch," read a club statement.
"The club has launched an immediate investigation and once identified, the individual responsible will be issued with an indefinite stadium ban."
Aleksy_VanOostrum
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you are mad
No you are mad
Adepsalm
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i see Olsen being attacked by fans who hit him with their hands on his head prove he rightly deserved it for letting Man City win 3-2 for their comeback win if he never allow them back. no fans can enter the field
Don’t think like that man, he can’t do more Dan e has you lost the league does not mean u should glorify what’s not proper
Willhen
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i see Olsen being attacked by fans who hit him with their hands on his head prove he rightly deserved it for letting Man City win 3-2 for their comeback win if he never allow them back. no fans can enter the field
Behcikmtyz
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should jail that fans and deduct city point
you are mad
GodFather88
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should jail that fans and deduct city point
Edwan152
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loserfool with Gerrard always failed to combine and plan to destroy Man City to get the trophy hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
JoeRock
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should ban that fans forever..
mancsupporter
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Blame United because we rented those fans from them
Fakelmns
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am not gay but CITY fans SHOULD FCK him inside stadium
jiwacdly
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he deserved to. he couldn't even save any of the ball across his post
JusAKoolGuy
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Stupid individual, now he will not get the chance to celebrate on the pitch when city win the champions league(sarcasm)