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Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Manchester United - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - January 30, 2021. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks with Manchester United's Fred after the match. [Pool via REUTERS/Andy Rain]
Manchester United are working with social media companies to tackle racist abuse after Marcus Rashford became the latest player to be targeted online following Saturday's 0-0 draw at Arsenal.
England international Rashford took to Twitter to call out the abuse but refused to take screenshots of the multiple messages he received as it would be irresponsible to do so.
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