Former England defender Gary Neville feels players should be empowered to walk off the pitch in protest at racist abuse.
Chelsea's 2-nil Premier League win away to Tottenham yesterday was temporarily stopped, after their defender Antonio Rudiger reported he'd been the target of racism.
Neville says only strong action from the authorities will make it stop; "We have a racism problem in the Premier League in England and the Premier League have got to stand up, they hide behind the FA the Premier League on this issue".
In the game itself, Willian netted both goals to help keep his side in fourth place.
Spurs finished with ten men after Son Heung-Min was shown a straight red card in the second half for violent conduct. .
Tottenham are in seventh.
Following an alleged incident of racism at today's fixture against Chelsea, the Club has issued the following statement.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 22, 2019
Watford, meanwhile, gave their hopes of survival a boost with a 2-nil win over Manchester United.
A David De Gea handling error led to Ismaila Sarr's 50th minute effort finding the net, before a Troy Deeney penalty extended Watford's advantage soon after.
Paul Pogba made his long awaited return for United after ankle surgery as a second half substitute.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are in eighth place, seven points adrift of fourth.
Watford remain bottom, but move level on points with Norwich in 19th.
BOTH GOALS 🙌
Relive a very special afternoon at The Vic...🎥#WATMUN 🙌 pic.twitter.com/2F57e66X15— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) December 22, 2019
