A MAN was knocked to the ground and punched in a vicious attack.

The 44-year-old victim was walking along Weston Lane in Southampton when two men approached him.

They shouted abuse at him before knocking him to the floor and punching him several times, while continuing to shout at him.

He suffered minor injuries in the attack at about 11.45pm on Friday, but details of the incident have only been released today.

One of the suspects police are looking for is described as white, about 5ft 7ins tall, with clean-shaven grey hair and was wearing blue jeans and a blue jumper.

PC Cat Symonds said: “The victim has understandably been left shaken by this incident and we want to catch those responsible.

“The victim has told us that he noticed a man in a white tracksuit in the area at the time of the assault so we would appeal for this person to come forward as he may have seen or heard something which could assist our investigation.

“This happened in a residential area so we are also appealing to anyone else who may have heard or saw something to contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to call PC Symonds on 101, quoting 44160170910.