Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has backed Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba following the abuse the France international has received online.

The 26-year-old was a subject of racist abuse on social media micro-blogging platform Twitter following last Monday’s 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Frenchman missed a penalty that might have won the Red Devils all three points at the Molineux Stadium, and some disgruntled fans decided to aim vile abuses at him on the internet.

Pogba’s teammate Marcus Rashford was also racially abused on Twitter after missing from the spot in the 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday, and the World Cup winner has made the racists know he isn’t ready to let them win, posting thus via his official handle:

My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football. Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation. pic.twitter.com/J9IqyWQj4K

— Paul Pogba (@paulpogba) August 25, 2019

In a really classy move, Leeds chief Radrizzani has taken online to offer his support, replying to Pogba’s post with this message: