Manchester United midfielder, Fred has come out to say that racist incidents, like the one he was subjected to vs Manchester City are proof of a backward society.
TV footage showed a fan making a monkey gesture towards the Brazilian midfielder and Jesse Lingard and shortly after that, Fred got hit by more than one object thrown from the stands.
Speaking after the match, Fred said it is sad to see backward we are in 2019, but he will try to not dwell on it.
His words, “Unfortunately we are still in a backwards society,”
“[It’s a shame] we still have to live with that in 2019. On the field I didn’t see anything, I saw it only in the locker room afterwards.
“The guys showed me. He even threw a lighter and it hit me. I try not to care about that. I try to look ahead.”
“Unfortunately, this is happening in some stadiums. It happened here, it happened in Ukraine with some friends. It’s sad, but we have to keep our heads up and forget about that.
“We can’t give them any attention because that’s all they want. I spoke to the referee after the match, they will do something about it and that’s all.
“We are all the same regardless of skin colour, hair and gender. We came from the same place and we all go to the same place when it’s all said and done.
“Thank God I have a lot of friends here in the locker room who hugged me, like Lingard.
“I don’t want to think about it. I just want to move on.”
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