Newcastle United co-owners Amanda Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi have revealed they were lucky to avoid being hit by a motorbike that ploughed into pedestrians before their team's defeat at Anfield.
The bike, carrying a suspected drug dealer, had entered a pedestrian area while giving chase to someone and knocked over several pedestrians before the game on Wednesday night.
The bike eventually crashed and police arrested two men on suspicion of drug driving.
"The bike flew right by us and could have hit us easily," Ghodoussi told the Daily Mail. "It was a scary incident. Amanda was pretty shaken up but calmed down once we got inside the stadium. Thankfully, it appears serious injuries were avoided. But it could have been far worse, the bike drove straight into the crowd."
Sources have told Telegraph Sport that both members of the Newcastle board were fine after the incident and did not make any fuss as they mingled with other guests before the game at Anfield.
Former England defender Danny Mills also witnessed the incident and said it was fortunate more people were not injured: "I heard this ridiculous motorbike sound. It had squeezed through a gap and into a pedestrian area that was packed with supporters.
"A couple of people were hit on the way through before the police managed to knock them off the bike. But it could have been so much worse. It was an area full of supporters, including children. They were going at some speed and you really feared for people's safety."
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police added: 'We have arrested two males following an incident outside Anfield stadium on Wednesday August 31, in which a scrambler bike was reported to have been in contact with pedestrians. 'The scrambler is believed to have made contact with a number of pedestrians before being brought to a stop by an officer outside the ground.
"The stop caused the rider and passenger to fall off and they were both arrested. There are no reports of any members of the public being seriously injured. One of the riders of the bike suffered facial and shoulder injuries and has received medical treatment."
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