Pep Guardiola lends support to Fred after racism chants; club condemns the incident

Manchester City manr Pep Guardiola has reportedly spoken to Manchester United midfielder Fred after Manchester derby. It is reported that player was subjected to racial abuse during Manchester derby. match ended in Manchester United’s favour with a 2-1 scoreline.

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Fred was targetted with lighters and or objects

re was an incident of a fan gesturing towards Fred and Jesse Lingard at Etihad stadium. Fred was also hit by a lighter along with several objects thrown at or United players. Pep Guardiola approached Fred after post-match press conference to speak on incident.

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Manchester City condemned incident

Manchester City released an official statement condemning incident, and  authorities also acted at earliest. A 41-year-old man was arrested by Greater Manchester Police on Sunday, December 8, 2019 on suspicion of racism. Football Association (FA) has also condemned incident and has assured an investigation.

While speaking to ESPN Brazil, Fred stated that he believes that y were still living in a backward society. He accepted that he was hit by a lighter, but he still tried to igre such situations. He felt that it was unfortunate that such incidents had happened in past with his teammates, but he had to move forward.

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Manchester United defeated Manchester City in Derby clash

Manchester United defeated Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial scored for Red Devils in first half of match. Nicolas Otamendi scored in 85th minute, but he could t salv a point from match. defeat leaves Manchester City third in Premier League table, behind Liverpool and Leicester City. Manchester United are fifth in Premier League with two consecutive wins against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.

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