Sunday Mirror

Penalty miss Man Utd teen race hate hell

- BY PHIL CARDY

MANCHESTER United teen Anthony Elanga was hit with vile racist abuse after his penalty miss against Middlesbro­ugh.

The winger, 19, missed the decisive penalty in a 7-8 shootout defeat as United crashed out of the FA Cup on Friday night.

Trolls then posted sickening abuse on Instagram, which the company said it was investigat­ing

Troy Townsend, from equality organisati­on Kick It Out, blasted: “A spokespers­on for Instagram said, it has already removed a number of comments and its investigat­ion is ongoing. Blah, blah, blah.”

The Government this week announced an online safety bill which would make sending “genuinely threatenin­g messages” a criminal offence.

 ?? ?? SPOTLIGHT Elanga’s effort
SPOTLIGHT Elanga’s effort

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