Merseyside Police have insisted their actions against Leeds United supporters at Goodison Park last weekend were 'proportionate and necessary' after videos emerged online of fans being pepper-sprayed.
Members of Leeds United's away allocation were pictured covering their faces, visibly affected by pepper spray discharged by Merseyside Police in an attempt to detain an individual accused of assaulting a steward inside the ground.
The Police have since stated, as per the BBC: "At around 4.05pm at the start of the second half, it was reported a steward had been headbutted by a man in the away section on the Lower Bullens stand.
