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Bleacher Report: Zorya CEO criticises Manchester in homophobic rant after Europa League defeat

Published Oct. 7, 2016. Updated Oct. 7 at 5:28 pm

Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba (R) crosses the ball during the UEFA Europa League group A football match between Manchester United and Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north-west England, on September 29, 2016.

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Zorya Luhansk chief executive Sergei Rafailov has branded Manchester as “dirty” and condemned homosexuality in the city in an extraordinary rant.

The Ukrainian club played Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League on Sept. 29 at Old Trafford, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal separating the two teams.