Thursday 23 June 2016 13:07, UK
The National Police Chiefs' Council lead for football policing in Britain has said he believes some Russian supporters did intentionally set out to attack England fans in Marseille on June 11.
Two England fans were seriously injured after the violence in the city following England's opening game of Euro 2016.
However Assistant Chief Const. Mark Roberts added that while some Russian fans were to blame for the assaults, there were English supporters present who were 'looking for trouble'.
Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, he said: "I think it's certainly the case that there were elements of the Russian supporters who came and did target English supporters.
"I think we've got to be candid as well and say that there were England supporters who were there who behaved really appallingly as well by being anti-social but some were clearly looking for trouble.
"We need to get our house in order by identifying those people and securing banning orders. Already we've had five year banning orders against people for their acts in Marseille.
"Equally of course if people commit serious assaults against British nationals we want to do everything we can to support the local police to make sure they are brought to justice."
Concerns have been raised about the safety of England fans at future tournaments, particularly as Russia will be hosting the 2018 World Cup in Moscow.
However, the police chief said he had faith in the Russian police after co-operating with them on the ground in France.
"We're a couple years off from that. The Russian police were very supportive. They were very supportive in Marseille" Assist Chief Const. Roberts said.
"There's been no lack of cooperation or unwillingness to work with us on the ground.
"Let's get through this tournament hopefully with no further incidents off the pitch and then we'll turn our thoughts to Moscow after that."
