Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after an officer was assaulted during an incident in Yorkshire.

The man, who is wearing a Man Utd shirt, is described as white, around 6ft tall, slim build, aged between late 30s and early 40s, with short dark brown hair. He is believed to have tattoos on both forearms.

Officers were on patrol when they responded to reports of men fighting in Queens Road in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. During the incident, a man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to damage a police vehicle.

A statement from South Yorkshire Police said: “While officers’ were arresting him, a group of people began to gather round, and one man believed to attempt to assault the suspect and assaulted the police officer. The man then fled the scene. The police officer sustained injuries to her face.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 885 of August 6.

Police want to speak to man wearing Man Utd shirt after officer was assaulted