straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's director of communications has warned anonymous trolls that the club are working with social media platforms to stamp out racist abuse and identify offenders.
Both Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial suffered racist abuse on social media after United's defeat to Sheffield United, continuing the growing prevalence of people hiding behind anonymous accounts to target players.
Martial's wife has since received abuse and death threats on social media as well. Speaking to BBC Five Live, United director of communications Charlie Brooks argued that social media platforms should force users to identify themselves before being allowed an account.
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