Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita racially abused after Real Madrid loss as Liverpool slam ‘abhorrent’ trolls
LIVERPOOL have condemned the vile, disgusting racial abuse directed at Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita on Instagram.
The pair have both received sickening messages on the social media platform following the club's 3-1 defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
According to , the duo both had posts on Instagram responded to with monkey emojis.
They claim that Facebook, which owns the photo sharing service, are investigating the issue.
Liverpool addressed the incident by releasing a statement on their where they slammed the abhorrent messages aimed at both Alexander-Arnold and Keita.
They said: "Liverpool Football Club has today issued the following statement regarding racist abuse on social media platforms.
"Once again we are sadly discussing abhorrent racial abuse the morning after a football game. It is utterly unacceptable and it has to stop.
"LFC condemns all forms of discrimination and we continue to work with our inclusion partners through our Red Together initiative to campaign against it.
"As a club, we will offer our players any and all support that they may require.
"We will also work with the relevant authorities to identify and, if possible, prosecute those responsible.
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"We know that this will not be enough until the strongest possible preventative measures are taken by social media platforms and the regulatory bodies which govern them.
"The current situation cannot be allowed to continue and it is incumbent on all of us to ensure that it does not."
The incident comes just days after West Brom forward Callum Robinson was targeted online after he scored twice in the 5-2 win against Chelsea on Saturday.
Police had to be called after he too received monkey emojis on Instagram.
Swansea's Jamal Lowe has also revealed he suffered racial abuse on the weekend, along with Brentford's Ivan Toney following the 0-0 draw against Birmingham on Tuesday.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has quit social media in response to racial online abuse, where he has vowed not to return until 'vigorous' action is taken.