EPL: Ex-England star offers to ‘educate’ fan arrested for racially abusing him
Ferdinand, who won six Premier League titles with United, was working as a broadcaster for BT Sport when the incident occurred, and West Midlands Police confirmed on Twitter that a fan had been arrested.
"I'd love to meet up with the fella and just educate him a little bit.
"Punishing people without education isn't the way forward."@rioferdy5 offers his thoughts and feelings on a shameful racist incident at Molineux.
The person in question is in police custody.#DrawTheLine pic.twitter.com/acVqs8ngHB
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 23, 2021
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“It’s pleasing to see and refreshing (to see a person arrested), but listen, I’d love to meet up with the fella and just educate him a little bit,” Ferdinand said on BT Sport.
“I think that’s part of the problem – punishing people without education isn’t the way forward,” he added.
Premier League players have taken a knee at the beginning of games this season to protest against racism.