A 20-year-old man from Sheffield has been arrested after an offensive social media post was directed towards Wigan’s Nathan Byrne.

Lancashire police said the man had handed himself in at Blackpool police station on Saturday evening and was subsequently arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and malicious communications.

“The man has since been released under investigation pending a charging decision by the Crown Prosecution Service,” a police statement said.

Byrne had posted a screenshot on his Twitter account of a sickening message he received after he scored Wigan’s late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Bristol City. Wigan said they were angered by the message, which they reported to police as a hate crime.

The incident was one of several over a weekend that “saddened, disappointed and angered” the Football League. Brentford said they “utterly condemn discrimination” after a season-ticket holder was arrested following a claim of abuse directed at Derby’s midfielder Duane Holmes, and several members of Northampton’s squad were allegedly abused before their match at Notts County.