Police arrest man over racist tweet sent to Wigan's Nathan Byrne

Lancashire Police have arrested a 20-year-old man from Sheffield after a racially offensive tweet was sent to Wigan player Nathan Byrne.

The man handed himself in to Blackpool Police Station on Saturday evening and was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and malicious communications.

He has since been released under investigation, pending a charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service. Byrne and Wigan have been kept updated by the police.

Following the incident, Wigan released a statement saying: "Wigan Athletic Football Club are angered by racist abuse received on the personal Twitter account of one of our players, Nathan Byrne, on Saturday afternoon.

"We have reported the incident to the police and will work with the relevant authorities to assist them with their investigations.

"There is no place for discrimination in society and social media is not an exception to those rules. We find this behaviour abhorrent."

Byrne scored a 93rd-minute equaliser in Wigan's 2-2 draw at Bristol City on Saturday.