- Oldham player complains of being abused during match against Liverpool on Friday
- Police arrest a 20-year-old man after Friday incident at Premier League club's ground
- Former Oldham player claims that Tom Adeyemi was racially abused in FA Cup match
- Liverpool this accepted Luis Suarez's punishment for racially abusing an opponent
(CNN) -- English football club Liverpool is at the center of another investigation after an opposing team's player complained of being abused by supporters.
Oldham's on-loan defender Tom Adeyemi was visibly upset after an incident during Friday's FA Cup third-round tie at Liverpool's Anfield ground, and police announced on Saturday that a 20-year-old man had been arrested.
"Merseyside Police can confirm that tonight a 20-year-old man from the Aintree area of Merseyside has been arrested on suspicion of a racially-aggravated public order offense following an incident at Anfield on Friday evening. The man is currently in custody being interviewed by detectives," a police statement said.
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was last month banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, and his club made a big show of publicly defending the Uruguay international before finally accepting the punishment earlier this week.
Chelsea and England captain John Terry has been charged by police for allegedly racially abusing Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand, and will face a court case in February.
Liverpool officials earlier confirmed that the Adeyemi incident was under investigation.
Oldham captain Dean Furman
"We will continue to work with the police to establish the details of what actually happened and will make a further statement in due course," the club said in a statement.
Before the police statement about the arrest, former Oldham player Reuben Hazell claimed on social networking website Twitter that it was a matter of racial abuse.
"After the game I went into the Oldham dressing room to catch up with my old mates and spoke to Tom Adeyemi directly about what the altercation with the fan was all about. He said he was racially abused by the fan. This is FACT," wrote Hazell, who now plays for Shrewsbury in the fourth division, one below that which Oldham competes in.
"He also said that police want to speak to him and was asking 4 advice from his team-mates what to do. Every1 around him told him 2 go ahead and give his version of events to the police.
"It's time for this kind of behaviour to stop. This isn't acceptable in football or in society and it's time 4 black players 2 show a stand like young Tom did."
Adeyemi, who has Nigerian ancestry, is on the books of his hometown team Norwich but the 20-year-old has yet to establish himself at the Premier League side.
His loan at Oldham is due to expire this month, and he spent last season with fourth division Bradford.
Oldham captain Dean Furman said Adeyemi's treatment during the 5-1 defeat at Liverpool was unacceptable.
"He was abused and I'll leave it to Tom and the police to investigate that," Furman told BBC Radio Manchester.
"What happened should not happen in the game. It has been highlighted over the last few months and it is an absolute disgrace. I hope the authorities take heavy action. A lot of credit goes to Tom for the way he handled the situation."
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