Dean – “the guy on the left in the green jacket” – made it clear he was not the fan alleged to have racially abused Sterling, according to talksport.com.
However, he did admit to being one of a group of Chelsea fans who shouted and swore at the player as he came to collect the ball on the touchline for a throw-in.
Sterling only smiled at the time but later responded on social media, saying on Instagram he ‘expected no better’ at Stamford Bridge.
The events, coupled with the incident which saw a Tottenham fan arrested for throwing a banana skin at Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last week, have intensified the spotlight on the continued presence of racism in the English game.
And one of the fans at the Bridge on Saturday evening has said sorry to Sterling for his actions. Read more