With their title in their pocket, Manchester City should have thought of only one thing: partying.

But this one was a little messed up.

The club has indeed apologized to Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen, jostled and apparently hit by several of his supporters who had invaded the field on Sunday at the end of the victory (3-2) which crowned the Citizens champions of England.

"Manchester City would like to offer their sincere apologies to Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen who was assaulted after the final whistle in today's match when supporters invaded the pitch," wrote the club in a press release.

City want to ban the manager "permanently" from the stadium

In footage shot by Sky Sports, several people are seen shoving or laying hands on Olsen as they pass by him.

A few seconds before, the referee had whistled the end of the match on a 3-2 victory for City after being trailing 2-0, which assured them the title of champion of England.

Escorted by a steward, the Danish goalkeeper first holds the back of his head, then his face before being accompanied to the locker room tunnel.

"The club immediately launched an investigation and, once identified, the individual will be permanently banned from the stadium," City added.

For Aston Villa, the incident is closed

In the evening, the Birmingham club indicated that its goalkeeper was "completely well", even if he had taken a blow behind the head.

Aston Villa also clarified that the voluntary nature of this blow was not established, that it considered that the incident was closed and would not file a complaint.

This incident comes after a series of others in the past week.

On Thursday, Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira kicked to trip an Everton fan who had insulted him and flipped him the middle finger.

And two days before, a Nottingham Forest fan headbutted Sheffield United player Billy Sharp on the pitch as his side had just knocked out the Blades in the semi-finals of the Premier League play-off .

The individual was quickly identified and was sentenced to 24 weeks in prison.

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