Robbie Savage has been pictured attempting to break up a fight at Macclesfield FC.
A brawl erupted between neighbouring Macclesfield and Congleton Town fans during a non-league clash on Monday (August 30).
As fans clashed on the terraces at the Leasing.com stadium, Savage was pictured as he appeared to try and calm the violence, the Mirror reports.
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The former Manchester United youth striker and Stockport Town player was named head of football at Macclesfield FC, who recently relaunched having been bought by local businessman Robert Smethurst.
A spokesperson told the Sun that Mr Savage was "keen" to put a stop to the violence.
"Robbie being part owner of the Football Club was keen to break up the small selection of fans who were being aggressive to ensure the game finished without any violence," they said.
"He hopes everyone got home safely."
He added: "It was a fantastic occasion for Macclesfield Football Club today with over 3500 fans back in the stadium."
Congleton lost 1-0 to their local rivals and footage that had circulated shows players trying to calm fans.
Footage of yellow smoke bombs have also been seen shortly before the supporters clashed.
One spectator said: "At first supporters were just throwing cans, and there were smoke bombs about 20 minutes before kick off. Then they all just kind of rushed each other."
Another added: "I’ve been going to watch Macc since 1987 and I’ve never seen such disgraceful scenes. Who’s decision was in NOT to segregate today?
Following the incident, Cheshire Police confirmed they were making enquiries in relation to the incident in the hope of identifying those responsible.
A spokesperson for the force said: "Officers were made aware of disorder at The Moss Rose Football Ground, Macclesfield at around 4.50pm on Monday 30 August.
"Police swiftly attended the scene and a dispersal order was put in place in the area. There were no further reports of disorder.
"No arrests have been made at this stage.
"Enquiries in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are working to identify those responsible."
A statement posted on the Macclesfield FC Facebook page said: "Further to yesterday's NWCFL Premier Division match against Congleton Town, we would like to publicly and vehemently condemn the actions of a minority of spectators.
"The scenes that were witnessed in the closing stages of the game will not be tolerated by anyone at the Club and we have launched a full investigation into these, together with Cheshire Police and other external agencies.
"In addition to this, we will also be working closely with our counterparts from Congleton Town and thank them for their assistance with this."
A statement from Congleton Town FC read: "Further to yesterday’s NWCFL Premier Division match against Macclesfield FC we would like to publicly and in the strongest possible terms condemn the actions of a minority of spectators.
"The scenes that were witnessed in the closing stages of the game will not be tolerated by anyone at the Club.
"We are working closely with Macclesfield FC following their launch of a full investigation."
