This archive report was first published on 26 August 2019.
Manchester United has condemned the racist abuse directed at players Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford after they missed penalties in recent matches.
According to Goal.com, the club is set to meet with Facebook to discuss the issue of racist social media trolls.
Twitter has also announced that it will meet with Manchester United, Kick It Out, and other stakeholders to discuss the problem of racist abuse on social media.
Twitter claims to have permanently suspended a series of accounts as a result of the racist posts.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer condemned the online racist abuse directed at his players, saying, 'I'm just lost for words if it keeps going. We keep having all these campaigns 'No to Racism' and it keeps hiding behind fake identities. It's just crazy that we talk about this in 2019.'
Pogba, 26, has responded to the racist abuse by saying, 'My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football. Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation.'
During the Palace match at Old Trafford, United fans unveiled a banner reading 'United against racism'. Rashford had tweeted in support of Pogba after the Wolves game, saying, 'Enough now, this needs to stop Twitter. Manchester United is a family. Paul Pogba is a huge part of that family. You attack him you attack us all.'
