United hit out at racism

MANCHESTER UNITED have condemned the racist abuse aimed at their captain Ashley Young following the Champions League defeat by Barcelona.

Vile comments on social media referring to Young as an ‘ape’ and using the n-word were highlighted by the Kick It Out campaign after United lost 3-0 at the Nou Camp.

United have reported the matter to the police and Twitter. Some of the tweets and accounts have since been deleted.

The club are trying to establish if the abusers are genuine United fans having confirmed that they are not season ticket holders or in their database.

A statement read: ‘Manchester United utterly condemns racist social media comments posted around yesterday’s Champions League fixture. We are working to identify individuals involved and we will take the strongest possible action against them.’