Fred says racist abuse on social media ‘cannot be accepted’

Fred says racist abuse on social media ‘cannot be accepted’

Fred received racist abuse following Manchester United’s FA Cup exit (Fabrizio Carabelli/PA)

Manchester United midfielder Fred says “we cannot feed that culture” after becoming the latest footballer to receive racist abuse online.

The Brazil international was targeted on Instagram after his side’s 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Leicester on Sunday, where he gifted the ball to Kelechi Iheanacho ahead of the Foxes’ opening goal.

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