Seven in ten Premier League footballers are sent abusive tweets

The player who received the highest proportion of abusive tweets was Ireland’s Ciaran Clark. He received nearly 80% of the abusive tweets on 30 November, when he was sent off against Norwich City

ABUSE: Manchester United's Harry Maguire (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo were two of the most abused players on Twitter last season.

More than 300 abusive tweets are sent to Premier League footballers every day and nearly seven in 10 players receive abuse on Twitter, according to a study.

Manchester United stars dominate the list of the 10 most abused players on the platform, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford, although the squad that receives the highest proportion of abusive tweets overall is Tottenham Hotspur.