Manchester is a dirty city, full of drunks and men kissing in the street, says Zorya chief

The chief executive of the Ukranian shocked viewers with his thoughts on Manchester after his side travelled to Manchester to face United in the Europa League by saying: "Manchester is a dirty city, full of drunks and men kissing in the street".

However, Rafailov explained his comments in even further detail on his club's official website.

He said: "When we were in England we were only in Manchester and I did not like the city.

"It was very dirty. Near the hotel, which was, incidentally, in the city centre, there were homeless people sleeping on the pavement at night.

"I went out for a walk in the evening and went a little further from the centre. It was even worse there. Masses of drunk people. It was bizarre for me to see men walking down the street and kissing. I did not like it.

"I would suggest we think about European integration 20 times [before we accept it]. I would not like my grandchildren to go outside and see men kissing and homeless people sleeping in the centre of the city".

Manchester United travel to Zorya on 8 December where the two sides will face once again in the Europa League.