Manchester United’s Elanga subjected to alleged racism while with Sweden

13-Oct-2021 11:56:13 | Guardian

Under-21 forward stated that Italian opponent abused him
‘Completely unacceptable,’ says his manager Claes Eriksson

Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga was subjected to alleged racist abuse by an opponent while playing for Sweden Under-21s on Tuesday, the Swedish Football Association has said.

Elanga was part of the Sweden side that drew 1-1 with Italy in a European Under-21 Championship qualifier. A statement on the Swedish FA’s official website said: “In connection with the under-21 national team’s European Championship qualifier against Italy in Monza on Tuesday, Anthony Elanga has stated after the match that he has been subjected to a racist comment from an opponent in the Italian Under-21 national team.”