Anthony Martial’s wife reveals death threat messages after Manchester United’s defeat to
Sheffield United at Old Trafford
Anthony Martial’s wife, Melanie, has received death threats and racist abuse in the wake of
Manchester United’s defeat to Sheffield United earlier this week.
Following United’s 2-1 loss at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, Martial and Axel Tuanzebe received
several racist replies to posts they had made on Instagram. United’s players hit back at the abuse
their teammates had received, including captain Harry Maguire who posted on Twitter:
‘UNITED against racism. We will not tolerate it.’ United midfielder Scott McTominay posted a photo on
Instagram of Tuanzebe with a crown on his head with the message: ‘My brother.
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But Melanie Martial has now shared the abusive messages she has received on Instagram,
with one user instructing her to tell the United forward to leave Manchester ‘or we’re gonna get him killed’.
A subsequent message from the same user also sent her a threatening message which included a
reference to their two-year-old son Swan.
In their response to the abuse, United urged social media platforms to implement tougher measures to
tackle the issue. ‘Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players
via social media after last night’s game,’ a statement from United read. ‘We utterly condemn it and it
is encouraging to see other 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 All Red All Equal initiative. ‘Identifying these
anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic. We urge social media platforms and regulatory
authorities to strengthen measures to prevent this kind of behaviour.
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