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Son abused on social media following Man United match- Tottenham condemn the abuse

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April 11, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho with Manchester United's Fred and Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min after the match [REUTERS]

Tottenham Hotspur condemned the "abhorrent" racial abuse of South Korean forward Son Heung-min on social media after he was targeted following Sunday's 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester United.

Son went down clutching his face after being accidentally caught by Scott McTominay in the build-up to an Edinson Cavani goal that was controversially ruled out after a VAR check.

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