Paul Pogba has defended his former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the Swede was alleged to have shouted racial slurs towards Romelu Lukaku during the Milan derby this week.
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Ibrahimovic and Lukaku locked heads and exchanged some heated words before being separated just before half-time during the Coppa Italia tie between AC Milan and Inter Milan on Tuesday.
The former Sweden talisman is alleged to have shouted "Go do your voodoo s***, little donkey" at Lukaku, with some claiming his words were racist in nature.
You can see some images of Ibrahimovic and Lukaku's clash below:
After Ibrahimovic denied the accusations of racism on Twitter, Pogba, who played with both forwards at Manchester United, took to social media to defend his former teammate.
Zlatan... racist? ?? He loves me too much so he's the last person I'd think of as racist! Come on, don't joke with that one! ??
— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) January 27, 2021
Lukaku and the two Milan clubs are yet to comment on the incident, while the Italian Football Association is reportedly investigating the matter.
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