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Ji-Sung Park urges Manchester United fans to STOP singing song referencing dog meat as former winger calls his own chant ‘very discomforting for Korean people’

Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has appealed to the club's fans to stop singing a song which contains a racial stereotype about his native South Korea.

Park was a huge crowd favourite during his time at United between 2005 and 2012 and fans sang a song in his 'honour', which includes a disparaging line about Koreans eating dog meat.

The song is still heard at Old Trafford nine years after he left the club and the now-retired Park has spoken about it, saying he wants to educate supporters about why the words are hurtful to him and his compatriots.