Marc Guehi did not take the knee before Manchester City's Premier League home game against Ipswich on Saturday. The Independent reported that he feels the anti-racism gesture may have lost its impact, and Guehi said more can always be done against racism. The match was in the first of two rounds of fixtures dedicated to the Premier League's "No Room For Racism" campaign.
Guehi on not taking the knee
Speaking on Monday at a news conference held the day before City's Champions League match against AEK Athens, Guehi was asked whether taking the knee had lost its meaning and replied: "Maybe. I haven’t been taking the knee for a while now, to be honest. I’d always clap, just because of what that actually signifies."
His comments on the campaign
At the same news conference, Guehi said it was "great" that the Premier League's anti-racism campaign was continuing.
He said: "Whether more can be done — more can always be done."
He said: "We have to see how we can move the campaign along."
Call for more action
Guehi said: "I don’t think it’s necessarily a football issue. I think it’s a wider societal issue and football is that beacon of hope to try to get the message out. But whether more can be done, we will try, hopefully with the PFA (English soccer's players union), with the league."