A family who were racially abused during a Liverpool match at Anfield have received an incredible gesture from the club.
Amir Malik was called a "****** p*** b*******" by 37-year-old Steven Gallagher during the Liverpool Legends vs Milan Glorie game in March.
Mr Malik's son and daughter were left "in floods of tears" during the match that was the six-year-old boy's first trip to Anfield .
Gallagher had muttered racial slurs at the family but exploded into a rage when Mr Malik's son accidentally knocked his seat with his foot.
After being arrested and spending two nights in the cells, Gallagher, from Orchard Drive in Portglenone, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, admitted a charge of racially aggravated threatening or abusive behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
Gallagher was sentenced to six weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, and fined him £250 before being banned from Anfield for life.
Almost four weeks on from the vile incident Mr Malik has taken to Twitter to thank Liverpool Football Club for an amazing gesture they have made to his family.
Amir said: "I just want to say a massive thank you to LFC for giving me tickets to take the kids back to Anfield this Sunday to watch us play against Chelsea FC.
"Can’t wait. Just told my boy he’s going to watch Mo Salah play live and he’s just gone crazy."
The dad-of-two also said that he hoped the match on Sunday would help his children forget the "horrible memory" of their first match.
He added: "This is going to be the best experience ever for the kids and something they will always remember.
"Hopefully this will eradicate the horrible memory of our first visit there.
"Thank you to Tony Barrett for sorting this all out and thank you to my LFC family for showing us so much love."
At the time of the incident Mr Malik said: "This was my son's first Liverpool game. I have been subject to racist abuse in the past but my children have not.
"I felt it is disgusting that a grown man would act in such a way in complete disregard as to the presence of children and their young age."
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On his Twitter account, Amir has posted a number of videos and pictures which show how big of a Liverpool supporting family he has.
In one tweet, posted on the day of the Legends Match, Amir shared a clip of his son and daughter entering Anfield for the first time.
