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."

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Earlier this year, former Portsmouth and AC Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari told BBC Sport's David Ornstein (h/t BBC Sport) the governing bodies of world and European football weren't doing enough to tackle the problem: "FIFA and UEFA only care about what they want to care about. If they want to fight racism they should be able to jump right in and tackle it."

Zaha, an Ivory Coast international, is in his second spell with the Eagles after moving to Old Trafford in 2013. He struggled to make the grade with United but has developed into an exciting attacker who can decide matches since returning to Palace on a permanent deal in 2015.