This archive report was first published on 25 August 2019.
Manchester United's Solskjaer Condemns Racist Abuse of Rashford After Palace Stuns Man Utd ¶
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer condemned racist tweets sent to Marcus Rashford after the England forward missed a penalty in a shock 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on August 24, 2019.
The abuse of Rashford came after United midfielder Paul Pogba was also subjected to racist taunts on social media following his failure to score a penalty in Monday's 1-1 draw at Wolves.
"I am lost for words if it keeps going. We keep having all these campaigns, saying no to racism, but these people keep hiding behind fake identities. It is crazy that we keep talking about this in 2019," Solskjaer said.
Manchester United's poor performance was compounded by a stoppage-time winner from Patrick van Aanholt, which delivered a first league success over United for 28 years for the Eagles.
"We have to learn and we have to learn quickly. The last two games we should have taken six points from them if you had been watching as a neutral," Solskjaer said.
Palace boss Roy Hodgson praised his team's performance, saying, "I shall certainly remind myself about this one for a few days, until I start thinking about Colchester in the League Cup and then Aston Villa."
