Manchester City have sacked two members of casual staff for alleged racist remarks made on a podcast dedicated to the club.

Mike McClean and Nigel Clucas worked at the 'City Square' fanzone outside the Etihad Stadium before matches and were involved in half-time entertainment on the pitch.

The pair, both radio personalities, broadcast offensive skits involving stereotypically racist Chinese and Spanish accents on the 30-minute podcast. City acted swiftly to relieve both of their duties.

McClean and Clucas have caused controversy before - also editing a recording of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for a spoof interview in which the Manchester United manager was doctored to suggest his players had extra-marital affairs while away on tour.

Mike McClean (left) and Nigel Clucas (right) have both been sacked by Manchester City

They broadcasted offensive skits involving stereotypically racist Chinese and Spanish accents

McClean, adopting a 'Mr Wong' persona, spoke of how City needed Jackie Chan films on their flight to China

And while discussing City's late arrival in China for last month's pre-season tour, a fictitious 'Mr Wong' claimed the club's plane was twice cancelled because of a lack of Jackie Chan films on the flight.

In the 'Mr Wong' persona, McClean was recorded saying: 'You like Jackie Chan? Me (sic) like Jackie Chan! We no (sic) have paperwork or Jackie Chan film on plane. You need Jackie Chan film on plane.'

The 'City sausage' podcast is not affiliated to the Premier League champions but will cause significant embarrassment – particularly given Chinese investors own 13 per cent of the City Football Group.

A City statement read: 'Upon being made aware of the podcast in question, Manchester City immediately began to examine the circumstances of its creation and publication.

They also caused a stir by editing a recording of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for a spoof interview

The Premier League champions acted swiftly to relieve McClean and Clucas of their duties

'The presenters responsible for the podcast, made independently from the club, had been engaged by Manchester City to support match day events.

'A decision has been made that they will no longer be retained by the club. The club has a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination of any kind and strongly condemns behaviour of this nature.'

This controversy comes just weeks after press agency Xinhua accused City of showing 'utter disrespect' to China during their five-night stay on their pre-season tour, citing Pep Guardiola heading straight for the team bus rather than signing autographs after a match.

The City boss hit back at the report - only published on Xinhua English language website - after they landed in Hong Kong for the second leg of the pre-season tour.

Raheem Sterling poses with a fan during City's tour of China in Shanghai this summer

City released a statement following the quick dismissal of the two members of casual staff

'I don't agree and it's false,' said an animated Guardiola. 'To make a statement like this they have to know exactly what happened here in our club.

'I've been impressed with my players so far and let's see for the rest of the tour. I completely disagree with the journalist - that's not the reality.

'We were committed to the co-operation you have to do here in China. The people from the hotel, all the people asking us to do things we were ready to do that.

'Off the pitch we are showing what an amazing club we are and how we are trying to be better every season.

'I'm so proud of what we've done - all the marketing departments, all the people who've organised this tour. And maybe next year or in two years we are going to come back to China when the club decides we should come.'