Pep Guardiola expressed his fears on fan invasions after a fan ran on to the pitch and jostled Oleksandr Zinchenko during Manchester City’s 3-2 FA Cup win at Swansea City last night. Three juveniles were arrested and held in custody by police following two separate incidents for encroachment onto the pitch, two Swansea fans and one Man City fan.
He said: “It’s happened a few times lately and it’s a worry because in the future we could have problems. It’s not nice but thankfully nothing happened this time.”
In a statement, South Wales Police match commander Superintendent Steve Jones, said: “The safety of supporters, players, officials and those who work these games is paramount. Those who invade the playing area are committing a criminal offence, will be dealt with robustly and could face lengthy bans from all football matches. We will continue to work with the football club to prevent and deter this unacceptable behaviour from a very small minority continuing.”
This is not the first incident of a fan invasion and Jack Grealish of Aston Villa was hit by a Birmingham City fan as recently as last week. Their must be stricter rules in place to deal with such problems.
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