Liverpool footballer El-Hadji Diouf was fined £5,000 (€7,250) today for assaulting a Celtic fan by spitting on him during a Uefa Cup match.

Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf will personally apologise to the two Celtic fans he spat at after admitting he was “badly in the wrong”.

Liverpool star El Hadji Diouf has invited the Celtic fan he spat on during a Uefa cup match to be his VIP guest for the return leg of the fixture.