The Frenchman recently called for ‘peace and love’ in the war-torn region (Picture: Getty)Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo carried a Palestine flag around Old Trafford during the club’s end-of-season lap of honour after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Fulham. United were playing their final home match of the season, though still travel to Wolves on Sunday in their final Premier League game and then Gdansk for the Europa League final against Villarreal. ‘If my players think about other things than football that’s a positive thing and we’ve seen that with some of the players before that they do care about [things]. It could be a different story if Pogba displays the Palestine flag after the Europa League final, however, with teams having been punished by Uefa in the past for political messages. In 2016, Celtic were sanctioned and fined £8,616 for flying a Palestinian flag during a Champions League clash with Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

Source: Metro May 18, 2021 19:47 UTC