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Dominic Booth

Fred and Manchester United send messages after racist social media abuse

Manchester United midfielder Fred has taken to social media to send a message back to racist online trolls.

The Brazilian was allegedly hit with racist comments on his social media pages after United's 3-1 defeat to Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday.

Fred made an error that allowed Kelechi Iheanacho to open the scoring for Leicester. And although Mason Greenwood equalised, United conceded two more goals after half-time to exit the cup at the last-eight stage.

The 28-year-old responded to the abuse on Instagram by posting a picture of him taking the knee behind the words "no more racism".

He also wrote: "Social media comments filled with hate and, above all, racism: we cannot feed that culture. We cannot accept it. We have to fight it always. We are bigger and better than that. Enough!"

United's official page added: "We are all with you, Fred [sic]. This has to stop."

The MEN understands United have contacted social media companies to implore them to crack down on racist abuse, with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe all recipients of similar comments earlier in the season.

The club and the Football Association have a zero-tolerance policy on racism, with players continuing to take a knee before games under the 'no room for racism' banner.

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