Manchester United have condemned the vile’ racist abuse suffered by Paul Pogba following the 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday, August 19.

The French midfielder missed a penalty against Wolverhampton Wanderers which could have earned his team a three points win.  This was his fourth miss in 11 spot-kicks.

On Tuesday morning, the former Juventus star was targeted by racist abuse on Twitter, making him the third footballer in seven days to be abused in this manner for missing a penalty.

A club statement said: “Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse aimed at Paul Pogba last night and we utterly condemn it. The individuals who expressed these views do not represent the values of our great club and it is encouraging to see the vast majority of our fans condemn this on social media also.

“Manchester United has zero tolerance of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our #AllRedAllEqual initiative. We will work to identify the few involved in these incidents and take the strongest course of action available to us. We also encourage social media companies to take action in these cases.”

This comes after Reading’s striker Yakou Méïté was a target for racism following a 3-0 win over Cardiff City.

The striker was forced to post a screenshot of the abuse, writing: “I don’t think I need to speak.” Alongside a picture of Méïté celebrating, his club tweeted: “We won’t give oxygen to racist comments sent to this man via social media this afternoon. Instead, we will let a picture tell a thousand words – ‘We’ve got Meite… Yakou Meite…’”

Tammy Abraham was also abused in a similar fashion after the Chelsea striker missed the decisive penalty in the UEFA Super Cup final shootout against Liverpool.