Police to investigate incident of alleged racist abuse of a fan by EPL player . Sunderland international Aleksandar Kolarov reportedly clashed with fan waving Christian flag . His Newcastle 3-1 team beat Newcastle 3-1 to stay third in the EPL table . Captain Steven Gerrard scored a late consolation as Liverpool 's three-match winning run ended , leaving Brendan Rogers ' team 12th -- five points behind Merseyside rivals Everton . Manchester United retained six -point lead after beating Sunderland by the same score .
Police to investigate incident of alleged racist abuse of a fan by EPL player . Sunderland international Aleksandar Kolarov reportedly clashed with fan waving Christian flag . His Newcastle 3-1 team beat Newcastle 3-1 to stay third in the EPL table . Manchester United retained six -point lead after beating Sunderland by the same score .