Onana defends Garnacho amid FA probe over social media post،
Andre Onana has defended his Manchester United teammate Alejandro Garnacho after the English FA launched an investigation into a social media post made by the Argentine showing two gorillas above a photo of the Cameroon goalkeeper.
Garnacho posted the message on X, formerly Twitter, after Onana saved a penalty in stoppage time to give United a 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday.
It was removed shortly after, once the 19-year-old was informed by the club of possible racial overtones.
The FA is investigating the incident and has asked Garnacho for his observations.
On Thursday, Onana defended Garnacho in her own social media post.
“People can’t choose what I should be offended by,” Onana wrote on Instagram. “I know exactly what [Garnacho] meant: power and strength. This matter should not go any further. »
Garnacho could face a suspension if he is charged by the FA for breaching its rules.
In 2019, Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva was banned for one match and fined £50,000 by the FA after comparing teammate Benjamin Mendy to a black cartoon character, despite a commission acknowledging that he didn’t mean it to be racist.
In 2021, United striker Edinson Cavani was suspended for three matches and fined £100,000 for a social media post containing a Spanish term that could have been interpreted as racist in the United Kingdom.
