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Gary Neville insists Edinson Cavani's 'negrito' social media post could have been prevented and blames football for not rallying together to set up diversity inclusion training to root out discrimination

Gary Neville insists the football community must undertake diversity inclusion training after Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani called a friend 'negrito' on Instagram.

The Uruguayan striker's heroics to inspire United to a come-from-behind win at Southampton were overshadowed when he posted a controversial Spanish term on social media in the hours that followed.

Cavani 'sincerely apologised', saying the post 'was intended as an affectionate greeting to a friend,' but may yet be hit with a minimum three-game ban after the FA launched an investigation.

Gary Neville has urged football to create a diversity inclusion programme following Edinson Cavani's Instagram post calling a friend a 'negrito'
His message translated to 'thanks black' as he appeared to respond to a congratulatory post

But former United defender Neville insists the game itself must also take the blame for Cavani's post for not having subjected him to appropriate training after arriving on a free transfer in the summer, and believes repeat incidents will follow until it is implemented.