Ashley Young becomes latest footballer to be subjected to racist abuse following Manchester United defeat by Barcelona as Kick It Out calls on Twitter to take 'serious action'

  Manchester United's Ashley Young

Football's equality charity Kick It Out has called for action on 'rampant discrimination' on social media after Ashley Young became the latest footballer to be racially abused online.

The Manchester United full back was subjected to abuse following their Champions League quarter final elimination at the hands of Barcelona.
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Young played the full 90 minutes at the Nou Camp as United suffered a 3-0 defeat, exiting the competition 4-0 on aggregate. Kick It Out has called for action on 'rampant discrimination' of black players on social media

It is the latest in a spate of incidents where black footballers at English clubs have been racially abused, and Kick It Out accused Twitter of not doing enough to combat the problem on their platform.

In a statement released online, Kick It Out said: 'Yet another black player, this time Ashley Young, targeted with racist abuse on social media after tonight's Champions League game. Young was abused following United's Champions League defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp

'Again, we're left asking Twitter the same question - when will you take serious action to tackle the rampant discrimination on your platform?'

Numerous high profile players have been victim of racist abuse recently, including Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly.