Manchester United's 19-year-old winger Anthony Elanga was targeted with vile racist abuse after missing a penalty against Middlesbrough on Friday night.
The attempt led to United's elimination from the FA Cup and a number of social media users commented hateful slurs and used monkey emojis on Elanga's page.
Meta, the company which owns Instagram, revealed that they took down a number of comments and an investigation is ongoing.
A number of social media users commented monkey emojis on Instagram
Manchester United were taken to extra time at Old Trafford and Elanga came off the bench, with Ralf Rangnick bringing him on for Marcus Rashford in the 82nd minute.