12 Dec Written Article-Adan Wardhere
Manchester United produced an emphatic and dominating performance against city rivals Manchester City, with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial scoring for the away side and Nicolas Otamendi pegging one back near the end to finish the match at 2-1 to United.
The game was becoming a match to remember for 13-time premier league champions but the match was marred by a section of Manchester City fans throwing coins and lighters at United players Fred and Jesse Lingard when the duo went up for a corner kick. One object managed to hit Fred in the head. There was also an incident during that were Manchester City supporters were making monkey gestures and chants towards the players.
A statement from Manchester City states” The club operates a zero-tolerance policy regarding discrimination of any kind, anyone found guilty of racial abuse will be banned from the club for life”. It has been reported there has been an arrest made by Greater Manchester police according to the BBC and the man identified as Anthony Burke,41, has been released on bail.
It has been a damming moment in football where all eyes should be on the players’ performances on a memorable night of football to end up having Gary Neville hit out at Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sky Sports saying the Prime Minister is ‘Fuelling’ racism after the debate the night before. These comments have come as a surprise to a lot of viewers with people not expecting Prime Minister Johnson’s name even being discussed.
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