Zaha says Man Utd, Liverpool fans call him black monkey

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has accused Manchester United and Liverpool fans of calling him a "black monkey" on social media. "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," the former Manchester United player posted on Instagram after his team's 2-0 win over West Brom in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong on Saturday. Palace manager Frank de Boer had earlier said the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international needed greater protection from referees after he received rough treatment during Saturday's match. Meanwhile, Frank de Boer has called on referees to provide more protection for Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha after seeing the winger endure a rough ride against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League Asia Trophy.

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Zaha faced a difficult evening against Tony Pulis's side as Palace ran out 2-0 winners in the third-place playoff thanks to a curling free kick by Luka Milivojevic and a deflected effort from Bakary Sako, with both goals coming in the first half. "If you want to sell the Premier League here and the beauty of the game, the beauty of the game is not those kind of challenges," said manager De Boer.

? GALLERY: Images from Albion's @premierleague Asia Trophy encounter against @CPFC in Hong Kong.#PLAsiaTrophy #WBAinHK ?? pic.twitter.com/CEngH7Py8I— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) July 22, 2017

"Of course, when it's a fair challenge then for me it's not a problem, but for example for Wilf Zahathey were really looking for him, to injure him, and we can't accept that. No manager can accept that. "He's one of the exciting players of the Premier League. I don't want to think that he's out for a couple of weeks or months. "When it's fair, you don't hear me complain but he might be a little bit unlucky."

? Milivojevic and Sako score as Palace seal third place in the #PLAsiaTrophy... ?#CPFCinHK ???https://t.co/ZUUgLyHJYv

— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) July 22, 2017