Chelsea banned four supporters following alleged abuse of the England star and the Belgian has offered support.
Eden Hazard has offered public support to Raheem Sterling after the Manchester City forward was allegedly racially abused at Chelsea during a Premier League game.
Sterling was berated by a section of the Stamford Bridge crowd during Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat of the Premier League champions, with the club subsequently suspending four people from attending matches pending further investigations.
The Metropolitan Police also launched an investigation into whether Sterling was racially abused by spectators and Hazard has backed the England international.
“The only thing I can say is I support the player. Sterling is a fantastic player,” Hazard told Sky Sports.
“There is an investigation, so we don’t know what will happen.
“Proper Chelsea fans just sing for Chelsea and enjoy the game.
“I am fully supportive of Raheem and this sort of racism cannot be in the stadium anymore.”
Former England coach Gary Neville also revealed Sterling approached him asking for advice on how to cope with criticism during Euro 2016, where the Three Lions exited to Iceland in the last 16 and what were perceived to be his poor performances were highlighted in the media.
Sterling spoke out against the incident at Chelsea in an Instagram post where he highlighted the differing way reports on City youngsters Phil Foden and Tosin Adarabioyo buying property for their parents were produced.
Manchester City are set to face Hoffenheim in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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