Manchester United captain Ashley Young subject to vile online racial abuse

Ashley Young has become the latest footballer to be subjected to racism on social media following Manchester United’s Champions League exit at Barcelona. The 33-year-old full-back was targeted on Twitter after Tuesday night's 3-0 second-leg defeat at the Nou Camp which saw United exit the competition at the quarter-final stage. The United captain was criticized by supporters for his performance but some some shocking social media abuse emerged after the final whistle. Anti-racism campaigners Kick It Out retweeted some of the abuse sent the United captain's way, with Young branded a 'f****** n*****' and a 'disgusting ape c***'. "Yet another black player, this time Ashley Young, targeted with racist abuse on social media after tonight’s Champions League game," their tweet read. Kick It Out also called on Twitter to take serious action to tackle the 'rampant discrimination' on the social media channel. The organisation said via its own official Twitter account: "Yet another black player, this time Ashley Young, targeted with racist abuse on social media after tonight's Champions League game. "Again, we're left asking @TwitterUK the same question - when will you take serious action to tackle the rampant discrimination on your platform?" Mohamed Salah, Danny Welbeck, Raheem Sterling, Michy Batshuayi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Moussa Sissoko have all received abuse over the same platform in recent years.

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