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Hamza Choudhury reveals how Leicester team-mates helped him deal with racial abuse he suffered after his challenge on Mohamed Salah in 2019, insisting 'it made me feel a lot better knowing you're not by yourself'

Hamza Choudhury has revealed the support of his Leicester team-mates helped him cope when he received racist abuse online.

Choudhury was targeted on social media after a game against Liverpool in October 2019 following his challenge on Mohamed Salah that left him with ankle damage, and his club reported the matter to police.

Talking about abuse he has suffered, the midfielder said: 'I screenshotted it and put it in our team group chat. Everyone was saying how disgusting it was and to obviously report it, which I did.

Hamza Choudhury was the target of racist abuse after playing Liverpool in October 2019

'[They said] they were sorry that there were people like this - ignorant people - that still think it's OK to hide behind fake accounts, or even real accounts.