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Willian: Arsenal midfielder subjected to racial abuse on social media

Arsenal midfielder Willian has revealed that he has been sent racist abuse on social media.

"We cannot and will not let racist and hateful abuse become a normalised part of the game," Arsenal said.

In the past week, Manchester United's Anthony Martial has received abuse on Instagram and Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah has been targeted on Twitter.

A Twitter spokesperson said the account responsible for posting the Nketiah abuse had been "permanently suspended".

It was the second time in three weeks that Martial had been abused, while team-mates Marcus Rashford and Axel Tuanzebe have also faced racism online.