Chelsea have suspended four people from attending the club’s matches pending further investigations into allegations regarding the behaviour of supporters towards Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling.

The incident involving the England international occurred during Man City’s 2-0 defeat to the Blues at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday.

Chelsea are ‘fully supporting’ an ongoing police investigation after releasing the following statement on the matter, which reads:

‘Our investigations into this matter are ongoing. We are fully supporting the police investigation and any information we gather will be passed on to them.

‘Chelsea Football Club finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour abhorrent and if there is evidence of ticket holders taking part in any racist behaviour, the club will issue severe sanctions, including bans. We will also fully support any criminal prosecutions.’

An update on Manchester City match statement…https://t.co/7ukECKrSq7

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 10, 2018

Meanwhile, Manchester City welcomed Chelsea’s decision to issue suspensions.

A club statement said: ‘The club and Raheem are fully engaged with Chelsea FC and the investigating authorities as they continue to examine the events in question.

‘Manchester City and Raheem are committed to working with all relevant parties and organisations to support the objective of eradicating racism from the game.’