(Reuters) - Southampton are in touch with the police after defender Kyle Walker-Peters received racist abuse on social media following their goalless draw with Manchester United, the Premier League club said on Monday.
Walker-Peters, 25, was targeted online after his challenge on United's 18-year-old Alejandro Garnacho left the winger in pain, forcing manager Erik ten Hag into withdrawing his second-half substitute.
"In February 2021 the club made a statement about one of our young players receiving abhorrent racial abuse following a match against Manchester United," Southampton said. "What is equally frustrating is the lack of meaningful action in those two years from the social media platforms who allow such hatred to breed and fester."
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