Speaking to the media earlier this week, Ralf Rangnick said: “What I learned was that there were some comments from some idiots on social media again after the game against Middlesbrough when Anthony Elanga missed that penalty.
“But again, this is not only a problem of football. It is a social phenomenon or problem and of course, it gets magnified in the football business because there are so many people reading what other people write or say.
“I think so far what I have experienced with our club is that we have massive support, including by the way the reaction of the Stretford End with regard to Elanga. They supported him. He got all the support from teammates.
“This is normal because this is football. There have been a lot of other more experienced players missing penalties so, as I said, those are problems of society and of course they are being magnified in the football business.”
Elanga was racially abused on social media after missing the decisive penalty of the FA Cup fourth round defeat against Championship side Middlesbrough.
The Greater Manchester Police have officially opened an investigation into the disgusting Instagram messages but clearly something bigger needs to be done.
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