Manchester United on Thursday condemned the racial abuse of a few of their gamers following Wednesday’s shock 2-1 Premier League house defeat by Sheffield United.
Sky Sports reported that former England under-21 defender Axel Tuanzebe and France ahead Anthony Martial had been focused on Instagram, with a number of customers posting racist feedback and symbols on their footage.
Tuanzebe additionally suffered abuse on Twitter, the report added.
“Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night’s game,” Manchester United stated in an announcement
“We totally condemn it and it’s encouraging to see different followers condemn this on social media additionally.
“Manchester United has zero tolerance of any type of racism or discrimination and a long-standing dedication to campaigning towards it via our All Red All Equal initiative.
The membership stated “identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic” and urged social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to stop gamers from being abused.
United, who’re second within the league with 40 factors from 20 video games, a degree behind Manchester City who hve a sport in hand, go to Arsenal on Saturday.
