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Zlatan Ibrahimovic speaks out on his furious row with Romelu Lukaku as he DENIES 'voodoo' insults were racist and says: 'We're all the equal', but adds: 'We are all players, some BETTER THAN OTHERS' in a new jibe over who is the 'King of Milan'

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's has insisted his 'voodoo' insult towards Inter Milan counterpart Romelu Lukaku was not racist.

The striking duo - who were team-mates at Manchester United - clashed heads and engaged in a furious row in Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarter-final at the San Siro, which Inter won 2-1 thanks to Christian Eriksen's stoppage-time free-kick.

Both players had to be pulled apart towards the end of the first half and booked by referee Paolo Valeri, after which Ibrahimovic was heard yelling at Lukaku: 'Go do your voodoo s***, you little donkey.'

Zlatan Ibrahmovic has insisted his 'voodoo' insult at Romelu Lukaku was not racist
Lukaku and Ibrahimovic bumped heads during a heated exchange in Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarter-final

Lukaku and Ibrahimovic bumped heads during a heated exchange in Tuesday's Coppa Italia quarter-final

But Ibrahimovic denied that his comments were racist but he could not resist a separate jibe

Tensions rising between Zlatan and Lukaku in the Milan derby ¿¿ pic.