Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox A Manchester City fan has been convicted of making a racist monkey gesture towards Manchester United players during a derby game.
Footage and images of Anthony Burke, 42, in the crowd at the Etihad Stadium in December, 2019, were beamed around the world.
He was shown, mouth open, with both hands raised to his waist. Giving evidence, Frank Coulson, a steward at the Etihad, told a court he saw and heard Burke shout 'oo, oo, oo, oo', later saying he was "100 per cent sure it was a monkey sound." Mr Coulson added: "I have never come across it before. "I would say it was racism. "I saw a gentleman, a large gentleman with a beard going 'oo, oo, oo, oo'.
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