Three men have been arrested as anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police at a popular Melbourne shopping strip during day three of the state’s five-day coronavirus lockdown.

Video footage of the heated confrontation shows about a dozen police officers attempting to move on a small group of men and women, many of whom were not wearing mandatory face masks, at Eaton Mall in Oakleigh on Monday.

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The police officers, who can be heard repeatedly asking the rally group to “move on”, can be seen attempting to separate them before one officer pulls out his capsicum spray.

Another officer can be heard telling a man wearing a grey T-shirt and black cap to leave the area or risk being arrested.