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Wilfried Zaha Says Manchester United, Liverpool Fans Called Him 'Black Monkey'

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha said Manchester United and Liverpool fans called him a "black monkey" on social media on Saturday.

Zaha posted on his official Instagram account (h/t BBC Sport): "If Man United and Liverpool fans feel better by calling me a black monkey in my messages .. feel free to carry on if it makes your day better."

Zaha posted the comments following Palace's 2-0 Premier League Asia Trophy friendly win over West Bromwich Albion in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Afterwards, Palace manager Frank de Boer accused the Baggies of trying to injure the gifted winger, per the Press Association (h/t the Guardian): "Of course when it's a fair challenge it's no problem, but for example they were really looking for Wilfried Zaha so we cannot accept that.