If anyone is found to have racially abused a Premier League player they deserve to the punished
Premier League
“The club and the police are rightly investigating,” the league wrote.
“The Premier League and the clubs are opposed to all forms of discrimination in football.
“And if anyone is found to have racially abused a Premier League player they deserve to the punished.
“We will support any action taken by the club or the authorities.”
Raheem Sterling played in Man City's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea (Image: GETTY)
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Former England international John Barnes, who suffered racial abuse during his playing career, believes racism remains a major problem in British society as a whole.
“The only way we can change racism is if we change the perception of the average black person in the street and then you will have many more average black people being given what they deserve.
"It's a very long-term process, we're talking about hundreds of years of indoctrination ensuring that there are certain groups of people who are more worthy than others."
Chelsea fan Nathan Lewis was close to the incident on Saturday and told Good Morning Britain it was "quite scary" to have been so close to the supporters.
Lewis, who is black, was pictured on television standing a few seats away from men who were shown shouting abuse at Manchester City forward Sterling during Saturday's match at Stamford Bridge.
"Raheem Sterling was getting a lot of abuse from all sections. However, I have to be honest and say I didn't hear actually any racial abuse whatsoever," Lewis said.
"A lot of people have been questioning me and my integrity as to why I didn't get involved, why I didn't react.
Raheem Sterling has hit out at the media in the aftermath of the alleged incident (Image: GETTY)
Raheem Sterling laughed off the abuse suffered during the Chelsea game (Image: GETTY)
“But I didn't actually hear anything racial from any section of the crowd, but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.
"We all knew it was on TV because the camera was in front of us.
"I think it's disgusting. I'm right there, three feet away from him. He's got no regard from me, Sterling either.
“To see that happen on TV just a few feet away from me is quite scary."