Celtic are investigating claims made by an American journalist that Livingston defender Ayo Obileye was subjected to alleged racist abuse by a fan at Parkhead.
The Lions held on for a 0-0 draw away to the Hoops on Saturday despite Obileye being sent-off for violent conduct against Celtic’s Kyogo Furuhashi.
The defender slapped the Japanese forward on the back of the head - with the Hoops being rewarded a penalty for the incident.
Max Stryjek saved from Giorgos Giakoumakis to ensure his team held on for a share of the spoils.
However, Philip Crowther, White House correspondent for the Associated Press, who is in Glasgow for the COP 26 climate conference alleged the Livi defender was called a ‘monkey’ by a Celtic fan.
Crowther attended the match and shared videos on Twitter of the crowd singing You’ll Never Walk Alone before making the claim.
Livingston assistant manager Marvin Bartley, who is an Equality Advisor for the Scottish Football Association, responded to the claim by tweeting: “It’s important that a football club isn’t tarred because of one racist individual within the stadium today!
“When we took the knee at the start of the game we were applauded from all corners and that’s the memory I will take away from the game.”
A Celtic spokesperson has confirmed to our sister paper, Daily Record, that they have been in contact with Livingston and are investigating the allegations.
A spokesman said: “We are not aware of any incident.
“However we are already in contact with Livingston, we will treat these reports with the utmost seriousness and they will be investigated thoroughly.”
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