Manchester United’s Anthony Ilanga subjected to online racist abuse after FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough | football news

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Manchester United winger Anthony Ilanga was subjected to online racist abuse after losing an FA Cup penalty shootout to Middlesbrough on Friday.

A spokesperson for Meta, the company that owns Instagram, where the abuse occurred, said it has already removed a number of comments on Elanga’s page and its investigation is still ongoing.

Ilanga missed the decisive penalty in the 7-8 penalty shootout defeat at Middlesbrough as United suffered a surprise exit from the Cup after the match ended 1-1 after extra time at Old Trafford.

After the match, Aberdeen striker Jay Emmanuel Thomas tweeted screenshots highlighting the racist abuse Ilanga had received on Instagram and said, “It’s easy to predict…”.

Sky Sports News has contacted Greater Manchester Police.

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