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Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire most abused Premier League players - study

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire are the two Premier League players who receive the most abuse on Twitter [Photo/ Twitter]

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire are the most abused Premier League players on Twitter, a study has found.

According to a report, carried out by The Alan Turing Institute and Ofcom and using a new technology that can decipher whether tweets are abusive, eight of the 10 players who received the most abuse were with Manchester United at the time.

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