He was attacked outside the ground with a belt and suffered a head injury.
An Irish man remains in critical condition following an assault before Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final against Roma on Tuesday night.
The man has been named as Sean Cox, from Dunboyne in Meath.
He’s a member of St Peter’s GAA, Dunboyne and the club said in a statement:
“The Club is aware of an incident involving our Club colleague, Sean Cox, at the Champions League game at Anfield last night.
“Sean is a long serving and popular member of St. Peter’s GAA Club in Dunboyne. At this point we hope that Sean is receiving all of the medical care he requires and that he makes a full and speedy recovery.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Sean and his family, and we hope that they get the privacy and space they need. We will not be making any further statement at this time,” the statement finished.
In a statement on the Merseyside Police website, they said:
“Merseyside Police can confirm that two men, aged 25 and 26 years from Rome, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 53-year-old man was seriously injured before the Champions League semi-final game this evening.
“[They] were arrested inside the ground after officers carried out a number of proactive inquiries in a bid to identify those involved in the incident.
“Officers were called to the Albert public house at about 7.35pm following reports that a man, believed to be 53 years from Ireland, had been seriously assaulted.
“Paramedics attended at the scene and the victim, who suffered a head injury, was taken to Walton Neurological Centre where his condition is described as critical.”
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