'I stand for those that can't defend themselves': Crystal Palace defender Patrick Van Aanholt shares an image of a social media user calling him a 'black motherf***er' as he tells Instagram to 'sort it out because we are sick and tired of being sick and t

Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt has revealed that he was racially abused online.

Van Aanholt posted a screenshot of an Instagram message in which an individual referred to him as a 'black motherf***er'.

The 29-year-old called on Instagram to take more effective action against those who use racist language on the platform.

Van Aanholt said that he wasn't upset by the incident but stated that more needs to be done to stop such incidents from occurring in the future.

He wrote: 'This is not about me.