PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor wants the FA to prove it can deal with racism following following the incident involving referee Mark Clattenburg and Chelsea players on Sunday.

Both the FA and the Metropolitan Police are investigating allegations that Clattenburg racially abused Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel in the Premier League clash between the Blues and Manchester United on Sunday.

And Taylor wants this case to be treated more efficiently than the one involving John Terry and Anton Ferdinand, but feels the involvement of the police won't help.

Taylor told Sky Sports: "This time I want football to learn and deal with this issue as quickly, efficiently and as transparently as possible. Football has got to show it can deal with it.

"It's a reflection of what happens in a higher court and we need to deal with it quickly and efficiently, and then we can move on.

"Involving the police, or being asked to wait for the police, causes a massive festering of the issue within football that has continued to cause problems. That's not good for the image of our game because we all have to deal with this together and move forward together."

Taylor went on to explain that the FA has to set a good example when it comes to racism issues so that they can warrant any future complaints made about incidents towards English players, like the recent events in Serbia.

"This is a football issue. We need to set a good example in this country so that we've got justifiable complaints about what happened in Serbia or in Spain for example," he continued.

"We need to show we are more than capable with dealing with it and I believe that was the mistake in delaying matters with the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand case."

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