‘Disgusting’, ‘no excuse for racist remarks’ – Many Man City react as Wilfried Zaha suffers racist abuse after Crystal Palace win at Etihad

‘Disgusting’, ‘no excuse for racist remarks’ – Many Man City react as Wilfried Zaha suffers racist abuse after Crystal Palace win at Etihad
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Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha has been subjected to racist abuse online and the 28-year-old shared screenshots of some of the comments after Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester City.

Zaha scored the opening goal as Palace won 2-0 at the Etihad on Saturday, and the Ivorian was also involved in the incident which saw City defender Aymeric Laporte sent off for a professional foul.

After the game, Zaha revealed sickening racist abuse sent to him as he called on social media networks to take action.

The Palace winger, 28, posted a series of screengrabs in which he was called a ‘n*****’, a ‘monkey’ and a ‘chimp’ in private messages sent to him on Instagram.

“This message isn’t for me to get a million messages saying we stand with you and it’s disgusting or about me getting sympathy,” Zaha posted on his Instagram story.

“I’m not here for all the nonsense that is being done instead of fixing the actual problem!

“I don’t mind abuse because nowadays it comes with doing the job I do even though it’s not an excuse but my colour will always be the real problem but it’s fine because I’ll always be BLACK AND PROUD!

“Speak to me when you actual take this issue serious.”

In reaction to the news, many Man City fans have expressed their thoughts and opinions, with many standing in solidarity with Zaha.

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