Wayne Rooney hailed by Phil Neville for handling of alleged MLS racism incident

• DC United manager takes off player after alleged use of slur
• Taxi Fountas denies allegation as MLS launches investigation

Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville had to deal with an alleged racism incident after an ugly clash between two of their players in an MLS game on Sunday.

Play was held up for several minutes during the encounter between Rooney's DC United and Neville's Inter Miami at Audi Field in Washington. The United forward Taxi Fountas was accused of racially abusing Inter's defender Damion Lowe during a second-half altercation between the pair.