{"id":18917,"date":"2022-05-22T15:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/22\/man-city-confirm-investigation-after-aston-villas-robin-olsen-assaulted-during-title-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T15:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T19:03:45","slug":"man-city-confirm-investigation-after-aston-villas-robin-olsen-assaulted-during-title-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/05\/22\/man-city-confirm-investigation-after-aston-villas-robin-olsen-assaulted-during-title-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City confirm investigation after Aston Villa\u2019s Robin Olsen assaulted during title celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City have been forced to release an official statement on Sunday evening, owing to unsavoury scenes during the club\u2019s title celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky Blues, of course, officially retained their Premier League crown a short time ago.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the title come so close to slipping through their hands owing to Aston Villa goals on the part of Matty Cash and Philippe Coutinho, Pep Guardiola\u2019s troops came roaring back to eventually emerge on the right side of a 3-2 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Ilkay Gundogan proved the star of the show, bagging a brace either side of Rodri\u2019s strike, to ensure that City pipped Liverpool to supremacy in the English top-flight by a solitary point.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">?\ufe0f \u201cILKAY GUNDOGAN YOU LITTLE DANCER!!\u201d ?<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City turn it around at the Etihad!! WOW!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tRqwuvJUj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4tRqwuvJUj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1528416899758948354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Owing to the chaotic nature of their eventual triumph, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear that the celebrations on the Etihad pitch post-match proved equally as wild.<\/p>\n<p>As alluded to above, though, at one point, one particular member of the hosts\u2019 fanbase took things a step too far.<\/p>\n<p>As confirmed in an official statement across Man City\u2019s social media platforms on Sunday evening, Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen was the victim of \u2018assault\u2019 whilst making his way off the pitch in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the matter, in turn, has since been opened, ahead of the individual responsible being \u2018issued with an indefinite stadium ban\u2019:<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body__subtitle\">\u2018Manchester City would like to sincerely apologise to Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen, who was assaulted after the final whistle at today\u2019s match when fans entered the pitch.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__article-text\">\n<p>The Club has launched an immediate investigation and once identified, the individual responsible will be issued with an indefinite stadium ban.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Club statement: Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1528438322066075654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/features\/player-ratings-fan-reaction-more-liverpool-beat-wolves-but-manchester-city-crowned-premier-league-champions\/\">Player ratings, fan reaction &amp; more: Liverpool beat Wolves, but Manchester City crowned Premier League champions<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/tottenhams-heung-min-son-shares-premier-league-golden-boot-with-liverpools-mo-salah\/\">Tottenham\u2019s Heung-min Son shares Premier League Golden Boot with Liverpool\u2019s Mo Salah<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Manchester City have been forced to release an official statement on Sunday evening, owing to unsavoury scenes during the club\u2019s title celebrations. The Sky Blues, of course, officially retained their Premier League crown a short time ago. 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