© PA Anthony Elanga received racist abuse on his Instagram pageManchester United winger Anthony Elanga was subjected to online racist abuse after the FA Cup penalty shootout loss to Middlesbrough on Friday. A spokesperson for Meta, the company which owns Instagram, where the abuse took place, said it has already removed a number of comments on Elanga's page and its investigation is ongoing. Elanga missed the decisive penalty in a 7-8 shootout defeat to Middlesbrough as United suffered a shock cup exit after the match ended 1-1 following extra-time at Old Trafford. Middlesbrough dump Man Utd out of FA Cup on pensAfter the game, Aberdeen striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas tweeted screenshots to highlight the racist abuse Elanga received on Instagram and said "Sooo easy to predict… ". Clinton Morrison on racist abuse towards Elanga"No young man goes up to take a penalty and means to miss it," said Sky Sports expert Clinton Morrison.

Source: Sky sports February 05, 2022 16:07 UTC