Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has praised Tottenham and Brentford fans for their support of Bukayo Saka.
The Arsenal youngster endured a torrent of abuse this summer after missing the decisive penalty in the final of Euro 2020, as England crashed out to Italy.
But after the return of Premier League football, fans from rivals club Tottenham and Brentford made public shows of support for Saka - in the form of banners, applause and chanting.
Mount said: "It's not acceptable for someone to go through something like that.
"Straight after the game all of us got round the boys and tried to console them. You could see on their faces how much it meant to them.
"Then I look at what has happened since. The games he has played in since.
"To play away at Tottenham in pre-season and see him get a standing ovation when he came on . . . and at Brentford, too.
"That is what football's about. Everyone coming together to get behind someone like Saks, one of the best guys I have met in football. That is special. It gives you hope."
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