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Solskjaer condemns racist abuse of Rashford as Palace stun Man Utd

August 24, 2019 Manchester United's Marcus Rashford with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Action Images via Reuters

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer condemned racist tweets sent to Marcus Rashford after the England forward missed a penalty in Saturday's shock 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace.

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.

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