Black Aston Villa star Amadou Onana refuses to take the knee ahead of kick-off against Man City on 'No Room for Racism' weekend

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana refused to take the knee ahead of their clash with Manchester City at home on Sunday afternoon. 

The Premier League has dedicated all their fixtures between October 18 and October 26 to their No Room For Racism campaign. 

In August 2022, the Premier League announced clubs would stop taking the knee before every match following consultations with players and the decision was made to limit the anti-racism gesture to the No Room for Racism match round.

But Onana decided against joining other players and stood tall as the gesture was carried out.

He is not the first player to refuse. Last week, Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin refused to take the knee for their match at Burnley, while West Ham's Crysencio Summerville did the same against Brentford. 

More to follow.