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Man United slam 'disgusting' racist abuse of Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial after vile comments and monkey emojis were posted online as club call for social media giants to FINALLY act

* Axel Tuanzebe made his first Premier League start of the season on Wednesday
* Oliver Burke's hit deflected off him as Sheffield United beat Manchester United
* After the game Tuanzebe was subjected to shocking abuse on his Instagram
* A series of racist comments and monkey emojis were posted by Instagram users


Manchester United have condemned the disgusting racist abuse suffered by defender Axel Tuanzebe and striker Anthony Martial on social media after playing in Sheffield United's shock 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Tuanzebe, 23, made his first Premier League start of the season against the Blades and saw Oliver Burke's shot deflect off his left thigh past David de Gea and in off the underside of the bar with 16 minutes remaining.

The defender was also booked and then substituted for Donny van de Beek in the 82nd minute as United lost their fourth Premier League match at home this season in a blow to their title hopes.


Manchester United have condemned the disgusting racist abuse suffered by defender Axel Tuanzebe and striker Anthony Martial on social media


Monkey emojis were posted on a picture the defender posted a couple of weeks ago


Racist comments were also made on his Instagram account following the shock defeat

But following the defeat, Tuanzebe was targeted on his Instagram account through dozens of vile racist comments - including one which read 'DAMNNN N*****' - as well as several abhorrent monkey emojis on an old photo that he had posted a fortnight ago of his United shirt and number.

Some reports have also claimed Tuanzebe has deleted his Twitter account as a result of the abuse he received following the game at Old Trafford, while Martial was also subjected to abuse after playing the whole game, leading United to call for social media sites to eradicate abuse posted by 'anonymous mindless idiots'.

A United club statement read: 'Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night's game.

'We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also.


Rio Ferdinand led the comments condemning the racist abuse Tuanzebe has suffered

'Manchester United has zero tolerance of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our All Red All Equal initiative.

'Identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic. We urge social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent this kind of behaviour.'

A Facebook spokesperson meanwhile told Sportsmail: 'There is no place for racism on Instagram and we are committed to removing it when we find it.

'We know there is more to do and we will continue to work closely with clubs, players and football authorities to investigate instances of discrimination and collectively tackle this issue.'

Sportsmail have also contacted Kick It Out for comment.



Former United defender Rio Ferdinand also condemned the comments made on Tuanzebe's account, writing on Twitter: 'This is a disgrace. These ignorant idiots need to be exposed so everyone can see them for what they are!'

The news comes just a few days after Micah Richards' new documentary shone a light on the abhorrent online race hate footballers face.

Images of monkeys and bananas have been received on the Sportsmail columnist's Twitter and Instagram feeds after he supported Black Lives Matter.

Chelsea's Tammy Abraham, Manchester City star Raheem Sterling, Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha and Manchester United's Paul Pogba have also received the same.

Jordan Henderson and Tyrone Mings have also held talks with Government ministers this week about tackling abuse in football.

Oliver Dowden and Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston led a Zoom call with the England stars and eight other football personalities, including Watford's Troy Deeney and retired players turned broadcasters Anton Ferdinand and Karen Carney.

Ferdinand recently opened up in a documentary about his experiences with racism, and on the call, players were asked to share their experiences of abuse, while ministers spelled out of their plans to tackle online harms in a new bill which will come before Parliament this year.

Aston Villa defender Mings, who has previously spoken out about racist abuse on social media, added: 'I was pleased that the Secretary of State wanted to engage with, and listen to, the thoughts of us as players and ex-players. Hopefully this adds context when he attempts to deliver change on behalf of us.'

Women' players Renee Hector and Rinsola Babajide were also on the call, as were the FA's Paul Elliott, the PFA's Simone Pound and Shaka Hislop from Show Racism the Red Card.

Fulham have also launched an investigation into historic claims of racism and bullying within their academy following claims made by former youngster Max Noble.

In the game itself, United missed out on the chance to return to the top of the league, with Kean Bryan also netting for Chris Wilder's men, though his goal was cancelled out by Harry Maguire's equaliser.

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