Manchester United urged to stop their fans singing song about Romelu Lukaku

• Kick It Out write to club after footage emerges of ‘alleged racist chanting’
• Song, heard at Old Trafford last week, makes reference to Lukaku’s manhood
Manchester United have been urged to stop their supporters singing a song about Romelu Lukaku that makes reference to the size of the striker’s manhood on the basis that it reinforces racist stereotypes.
Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out intervened after footage emerged of United fans singing the song, which goes to the tune of the Stone Roses hit Made of Stone, during the team’s 3-0 victory over Basel at Old Trafford, in the Champions League, last week. It is believed to have been repeated during Sunday’s 4-0 win against Everton at the same venue when Lukaku, who joined United from the Merseyside club for a for a fee of £75m rising to £90m with add-ons in July, scored one goal and assisted another.
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