The club issued a statement on Thursday morning to communicate its disgust at the messages and reiterate its zero-tolerance policy towards any form of racism or discrimination.
Club captain Harry Maguire echoed this view, saying those who had targeted the players ‘made him sick’ and should not be associated as supporters of Manchester United.
“Yeah, it’s disgusting. I woke up this morning, I was devastated, I was hurt with the result and then I read what’s happened on social media to my team-mates,” said Maguire. “It made me feel sick.
UNITED against racism.