No sympathy whatsoever from me, he's committed a crime (as has the kid before him) both should be banned and fined and I'm disappointed city have yet to follow Leeds and Chelsea in letting it be known the harsh consequences for this.
Obviously it doesn't warrant a beating but I'm certainly not going to make any sort of effort to back him. If I saw a security guy beating the shit out of a shoplifter, I'm not writing a letter to the company about the security guys excessive force. Not worth giving a shit about what happens to him in the direct aftermath of entering the pitch.
Wouldn't have happened had he not been on the pitch. Take your beating and obey the fucking law next time instead of seeking a shirt to flog.