Newcastle told to issue ‘immediate bans’ as footage from Man City defeat emerges

And while St James’ Park is deemed to be one of the best stadiums in England for its atmosphere, some pre-match scenes at the ground caused uproar on social media.

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City new boy Antoine Semenyo, a substitute for the fifth round clash, was filmed signing autographs ahead of the 8pm kick-off.

But with City’s near-5000 strong travelling party in the top tier, Semenyo was actually signing and taking autographs with those in the home section pitchside.

One individual even had a sky blue City shirt for Semenyo to sign. The video on amassed one million views on the official Emirates FA Cup page on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“But many fans on social media were stunned by what they were watching, particularly as Semenyo is a former Sunderland player – having played at Newcastle’s rivals on loan in 2020.

In fact, plenty called for those in the video to be banned from attending games at St James’ Park in the future.

Antoine Semenyo takes time to meet the fans before @ManCity’s #EmiratesFACup fifth round clash against Newcastle United 🤝

A second agreed and said: “@NUFC ban everyone who is in this video.”

A third fumed: “That’s the home end of a Newcastle match and they’re standing there with City shirts for wanting a signature from a former Sunderland player.”