Aston Villa and Leicester City players and supporters paid tribute to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes in the sixth minute of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Villa Park with an emotional minute’s applause.

Football supporters across the country have paid tribute to six-year-old Labinjo-Hughes, who was tragically killed by his father and stepmother after suffering a devastating campaign of abuse.

On Sunday afternoon, both sets of players, as well as Steven Gerrard and Brendan Rodgers, paused the game for a minute’s applause in memory of Labinjo-Hughes.