Rio Ferdinand has praised Ben Mee after he condemned the followers who flew a aircraft with the slogan ‘White Lives Matter Burnley ‘ over the Etihad.
Before Premier League video games gamers have taken a knee and seen names on shirts changed with Black Lives Matter.
Manchester City’s recreation with Burnley was no completely different however a aircraft was flown overhead with the controversial slogan.
Clarets captain Mee got here out and stated that he was “embarrassed” in regards to the incident.
And Ferdinand responded on Twitter by saying: “Well Said Ben Mee… Respect”.
The central defender, who noticed his facet ship 5 objectives towards City, was eager to handle the banner earlier than even discussing issues on the pitch when interviewed after the competition.
He stated on Sky Sports: “I’m ashamed and embarrassed that a small number of our hands have decided to fly that around the stadium.
“They have accomplished the purpose. There’s a bunch of lads in there that’s embarrassed to see that, they’ve missed the purpose of the entire thing we try to attain and these individuals want to come back into the 21st century and educate themselves.
“It does not represent what the club is about, what the players are about and what the a majority of the fans are about, that’s for sure. It’s a small minority of people and I’m really upset that happened.
“Literally as we were coming out, we heard some whispers that it might happen, the club were trying to stop it. I hope it doesn’t happen again. We are ashamed and upset.”
Burnley additionally launched a press release saying they “strongly condemns the actions of those responsible for the aircraft and offensive banner that flew over The Etihad Stadium on Monday evening.
“We want to make it clear that these accountable usually are not welcome at Turf Moor.
“This, by no means, represents what Burnley Football Club stands for and we’ll work absolutely with the authorities to determine these accountable and take applicable motion.
