Man Utd lost on penalties to Championship club Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Friday with Anthony Elanga missing his spot-kick in the defeat; Aberdeen striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has highlighted the racist abuse of Elanga on InstagramManchester United winger Anthony Elanga was subjected to online racist abuse after the FA Cup penalty shootout loss to Middlesbrough on Friday. 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. After 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. Image: Elanga scored in Manchester United's win against Brentford last month"It infuriates me - what is the point of someone racially abusing Elanga?

Source: Sky sports February 05, 2022 23:45 UTC