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Chief of Manchester United’s Europa League opponents Zorya Luhansk says: ‘Manchester is a dirty city, full of drunks and men kissing in the street’ in extraordinary homophobic rant

Zorya Luhansk chief executive Sergei Rafailov has described Manchester as a 'dirty city' in an extraordinary rant towards his side's recent Europa League opponents.

Rafailov also condemned the city after seeing 'men kissing in the street' during his time in Manchester city centre.

His comments come after Manchester United defeated the Ukrainian outfit 1-0 thanks to a 69th winner by Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the encounter at Old Trafford on September 29.

Zorya  chief executive Sergei Rafailov did not like the city of Manchester during his visit
Zorya chief executive Sergei Rafailov did not like the city of Manchester during his visit
Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the only goal of the game againstu00a0Zorya
Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the only goal of the game against Zorya

Rafailov told BBC North West Tonight said of his trip to England: 'Manchester is a dirty city, full of drunks and men kissing in the street.