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Gary Neville lays blame firmly at football authorities after Edinson Cavani's 'racist' post

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Gary Neville has urged English football authorities to introduce diversity inclusion training - after Edinson Cavani was accused of posting a 'racist' term on social media.

The Uruguay striker inspired Manchester United's comeback 3-2 victory over Southampton with two goals after coming off the bench.

Replying to a message of congratulations on Instagram, Cavani used the Spanish term 'negrito', which translates as 'black'. United stressed that the word was clearly used in an affectionate manner and has different connotations in South America, where Cavani is from.

The club said the 33-year-old had been made aware such terms are viewed as offensive in the UK and he subsequently deleted the post.

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