This archive report was first published on 23 August 2019.
Manchester United's top spot in the Premier League was lost due to a penalty miss by Paul Pogba against Wolves on Monday, August 19, 2019.
Despite criticism for a lack of leadership, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to name a designated penalty taker, instead choosing to have both Pogba and Marcus Rashford classed as designated penalty takers.
"I'm sure you're going to see Paul Pogba score a penalty for Man United again," said Solskjaer.
However, Pogba's miss had a far more sinister impact as he was targeted with racist abuse online after the match.
Manchester United have called for social media companies to do more to protect their users and Twitter have agreed to meet representatives of the club.
Former United defender and England women's manager Phil Neville called for players to boycott social media to make a stance against abuse.
"Paul's fine, Paul's a strong character and it makes him stronger," said Solskjaer.
"Social media is a place where people can hide behind fake identities, it's not down to me to change it but there are so many 'Ole Gunnar Solskjaers' on Twitter," he added.
