IShowSpeed, the YouTube star claimed that he suffered an attack from Manchester City fans during the FA Cup final at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 3rd of June.
The internet sensation watched the historic match between Manchester United and their local rivals, Manchester City from the stands.
The YouTuber IShowSpeed by the real name Darren Watkins Jr. was reportedly punched by a Manchester City fan during Saturday’s FA Cup final.
The internet celebrity was at Wembley for the City-United match and streamed himself in the stands during the game.
The American teenager has almost Thirteen million subscribers on YouTube.
Everything had been going smoothly until a City fan slammed a streamer into the ground during halftime.
Also, the American appeared to be shoved by another spectator before alleging he was punched in a video that has been published on social media.
In retaliation, his bodyguard climbed to the first row and lunged at the man, knocking him and the people in front of him to the floor.
IShowSpeed seemed uninjured, but he still went to complain to the attacker.
Since then, a video of the assault has been viewed over half a million times on social media.
During the 26th minute of the game, both sides had a water break, and the scene was captured on Twitter with the teams huddling in the background.
The YouTuber was talking to the camera when he sprang backward and turned to the man behind him, asking, “What the f***?”
The IShowSpeed security rushed up almost instantly and caught the City supporter before he could fall backward onto the Wembley seats.
The online celebrity was heard asking his cameraman and his fans, “Why’d he just f punch me, bro?” while the two people argued out of camera range. “Bro, why did he have to touch me like that? Not once did I touch him!”
By the end of the video, the man was back on his feet despite the best efforts of security and the other spectators to keep him down.
During the teams’ halftime water break in the first half, a City fan behaved inexplicably.
City had taken the lead due to a record-setting goal scored by Ilkay Gundogan just 12 seconds into the game.
The internet star gained fame through broadcasting major football matches.
He once famously traveled from the United States to England to see Cristiano Ronaldo play for Manchester United versus Aston Villa, only to learn that Ronaldo would be unable to play due to sickness.
Manchester United vs Manchester City in brief:
City’s 2-1 victory over United in the championship game kept their triple ambition alive.
After only 12 seconds, City jumped ahead thanks to a magnificent volley from Ilkay Gundogan.
David de Gea was frozen in place as the City end of Wembley went crazy.
However, the Red Devils put up a fight, surprising some who expected the floodgates to flow at that very moment.
Referee Paul Tierney was instructed by VAR to consult the pitchside monitor and subsequently ruled that Jack Grealish had committed a handball inside the penalty area.
Bruno Fernandes unusually tied the game by converting a penalty kick.
However, Gundogan scored again just after halftime, this time with a little less force on his volley.
De Gea stretched and got a hand to the ball, but the spin on it allowed it to sneak past him.
Gundogan scored twice for City, and they went on to win the FA Cup despite United’s best efforts.
It means that City has secured two-thirds of the triple, with only the Champions League final against Inter Milan remaining.
What’s next for Manchester City?
Pep Guardiola’s men will be well-prepared ahead of their UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan on the 10th of June in Istanbul, Turkey.
