Rio Ferdinand unaware of monkey gesture by Wolves fan, court hears

Jamie Arnold charged with abusive behaviour at Manchester United match last year

The former footballer Rio Ferdinand was unaware of being targeted by racist abuse, including a monkey gesture, by a fixated" football fan during a Premier League match, a court has heard.

Jamie Arnold is accused of causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress to Ferdinand by using threatening, abusive or insulting" words or behaviour at the Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United match at Molineux on 23 May last year.