LIVERPOOL have called for an urgent investigation after saying a member of their under-18s team was the victim of racial abuse in two consecutive matches during a youth tournament in Germany.

Liverpool players and coaches left the pitch in both fixtures, against Hoffenheim on Friday and against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, at the Bundesliga Cup youth tournament after the same player complained to match officials and coaches that he had been abused. Both matches were abandoned.

A club statement said: “Liverpool can confirm that a member of our under-18s team reported he was racially abused by an opponent while playing in the Bundesliga Cup youth tournament at Schwabisch Hall in Germany on Friday.