Moments after Manchester United's disappointing draw against West Bromwich Albion (1-1) this Sunday in the Premier League, Anthony Martial was the subject of many racist insults, says
Skysports
.
These messages were posted on the Instagram account of the former Monegasque.
Facebook, owner of Instagram, has confirmed that it has stepped in to remove hate texts by moderators.
This is unfortunately not the first time that the international has found itself targeted by such insults.
He and Axel Tuanzebe had been the subject of a flood of insults accompanied by monkey emojis after the underperformance against Sheffield United (lost 1-2) in late January.
Martial particularly targeted by insults
The two players mainly targeted had received the support of their teammates: the Scottish Scott McTominay had written to Tuanzebe "My brother, I am disgusted with what I saw this morning";
Captain Harry Maguire posted a photo of himself kneeling down - a gesture in tribute to the anti-racist Black Lives Matter movement carried out before each match - adding "UNITED against racism."
We will not tolerate this ”.
Racist slurs against football players in England are rife on social media.
Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford were the target of racist remarks in August 2019 after each missing a league penalty.
A surge of hatred that had pushed Manchester United to react.
“Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racist slurs these players received via social media after last night's game.
We condemn them with the greatest firmness, ”wrote the Mancunians who had co-signed a letter in recent days, along with other clubs such as Liverpool or Manchester City, in order to denounce once again the current racism on social networks and laxity on the part of the Internet giants.
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