Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford has told Tammy Abraham to "keep his head held high" after his penalty miss in the UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool.
The Chelsea striker's penalty was saved in the shootout in Istanbul as Liverpool won 5-4 on penalties in the Super Cup clash, after the game finished 2-2 after extra time.
Abraham took the fifth penalty for Chelsea in the shootout, but saw his effort saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian, who made the save with his feet to deny the Blues' striker, and clinch victory for the Reds.
Since the game, Abraham has allegedly been subjected to racist abuse on social media, with a statement from equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out describing the reports as "disgusting and increasingly predictable."
In a statement, Kick It Out said: "Last night we received reports of racist abuse directed at Tammy Abraham on social media after Chelsea's UEFA Super Cup match.
"Such abuse is now increasingly predictable, but no less disgusting.
"We send our support to Tammy and reiterate our calls for Twitter and other social media companies to clamp down on this level of abuse.
"This is a call to action - we want to know what they are gong to do to tackle this insidious problem."
And Rashford has taken to social media to speak out in support of Abraham, while giving his view on the alleged racist abuse online.
The Manchester United man tweeted: "Keep your head held high @tammyabraham we’ve all had them saved, that’s football We should be celebrating young English talent not this...
Meanwhile, Chelsea have condemned "abhorrent posts" aimed at Abraham since the game.
"We are disgusted with the abhorrent posts we have seen on social media," said a club spokesman, as quoted by the BBC.
"Chelsea FC finds all forms of discriminatory behaviour unacceptable. It has no place at this club and where there is clear evidence of Chelsea season ticket holders or members involved in such behaviour, we will take the strongest possible action against them.'
