Manchester United have condemned racist abuse of their defender Ashley Young on social media in the aftermath of their Champions League elimination at Barcelona. Young was targeted on Twitter following United’s 3-0 quarter-final second-leg defeat on Tuesday. The foul abuse of Young brought swift condemnation from United, who said in a statement: “Manchester United utterly condemns racist social media comments posted around yesterday’s Champions League fixture. Anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out called upon the social media platform to act following a series of incidents. The organisation said via its own Twitter account: “Yet another black player, this time Ashley Young, targeted with racist abuse on social media after tonight’s Champions League game.

Source: Punch April 17, 2019 15:11 UTC