Celtic have backed defender Shane Duffy to the hilt after sick trolls targeted the centre-back on social media over the weekend.
The Ireland captain was subjected to disgusting private messages on his Instagram account, including being labelled a 'fenian b******'.
The vile troll then told Duffy "ur f***ing s**** u c***" before sending a taunt regarding his late father, Brian, who passed away in May of last year.
It followed the 1-0 Premiership defeat to Ross County on Sunday night, and Duffy shared a screenshot of the messages, captioning: "There's abuse which is fine but surely there's a limit nah."
Now the Parkhead side stands firmly behind centre-back Duffy, with the matter currently in the hands of Police Scotland to investigate.
And a club spokesperson told the Glasgow Times: "It is disgraceful that Shane should be targeted in this way through such sickening sectarian abuse - and mocking the death of Shane’s father is quite simply despicable.
"This is mindless, vile and abhorrent behaviour and must be challenged and condemned.
"Everything should be done to identify those responsible and the strongest action must be taken. Shane of course will receive the full support of everyone at Celtic."
