Norwich boss Smith insists controversy over post by Man Utd loanee Williams is behind them

Norwich City manager Dean Smith has insisted that the controversy surrounding Man Utd loanee Brandon Williams has been dealt with internally.

Following Norwich’s 4-0 loss to West Ham on Sunday, Williams posted a middle-finger gesture on Instagram.

The Man Utd youngster stated on Monday that he had been abused while leaving the ground in his car by a small section of Norwich supporters.

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Norwich issued a statement of their own saying: “We stand with and support Brandon in being against the abuse he was subject to from a minority of our fans.”

According to the Pink Un, boss Smith told a press conference on Tuesday: “He has posted that in an emotional moment.

“What we can’t do is condone anybody following players. We can’t condone what he did as well, but he did the right thing and took it down and gave his reasons for it.

“When I first saw it I didn’t have a clue what it meant. I am not a social media person so I had no idea of the context.

“But the people at the football club contacted Brandon straight away to see what it was about, what he was doing. Then he realised the responsibilities he has and took it down very quickly.

“He has issued a reason why he did that. As far as I am concerned and the club is concerned that is the end of it.

“I have not spoken to him about it. I don’t think I need to. There are people at the football club who deal with that and have dealt with that.

“He’ll be here until the end of the season. He goes back to Manchester United then. He trained really well on Monday. He will train today and we will assess him.”

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