Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 2, 2018.
“We utterly condemn use of this type of racist language and have launched an investigation to identify the culprit,” the club said in a statement on Friday. “We have an extremely diverse community of fans who are all part of the Arsenal family and such incidents are rare at Emirates Stadium.”Recent high-profile incidents, including monkey chants aimed at England players during a Euro 2020 qualifier away to Montenegro and in the domestic game, have again highlighted the lingering problems within football.