Man arrested after Nottingham Forest players attacked by pitch invader

A man has been arrested after Nottingham Forest players were attacked by a pitch invader during the club's FA Cup win over Leicester City.

Forest romped home to a surprise 4-1 win against rivals Leicester City on Sunday, but the game was marred when the man ran on to the pitch and had to be tackled by stewards.

Nottinghamshire Police chief inspector Neil Williams said: "We have arrested a man in connection with an incident that took place today during the first half of the Nottingham Forest and Leicester City FA cup match.

"Investigations are in the very early stages and our inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing."

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers blamed "a total lack of respect" in society after a spectator had to be wrestled to the ground by stewards when he ran on to the pitch to attack Forest players celebrating the team's third goal.

Mr Rodgers noted that there had been a series of unsavoury incidents during matches in recent weeks during a post-match interview.

"It's society. The rules of society have changed. There's a total lack of respect. It's not just in football, it's in life," he said.

"I speak to many business people and people in the military, all across society. It's the lack of respect and people feeling entitled that they can do things.

"The rules of society need to change and we see that lack of respect today. We've seen it for the last couple of years. Supporters breaking into stadiums, what is that about?

"You come, you support your team and win, lose or draw, you have respect. It's lacking in society and it spreads into other aspects of life."

"It's behaviour that you never want to see," he said of the attack. "Whatever goes on in the field, it has to be a safe