Gladbach forward, Marcus Thuram goal celebration paid tribute to George Floyd

Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram celebrated a goal on Sunday by taking a knee amid protests in America over the death of George Floyd.

It comes as activists across the world have been calling for 'justice' over the death of Floyd, who had a knee pressed into his neck for more than eight minutes while being detained by a white police officer, and eventually died on the scene in Minneapolis on Monday.

Police officer Derek Chauvin, 44, has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after the death of Mr Floyd who begged for air while being arrested.

Thuram expressed his solidarity with protests across the United States over Floyd's death after scoring to double Gladbach's lead on Sunday.

Shortly afterwards, Gladbach tweeted a pictured of Thuram's celebration with the caption: 'No explanation needed'.

Thuram scored a second after the break with Florain Neuhaus and Alassane Plea grabbing the other two in a 4-1 victory over Union Berlin.