Man City issue strong statement after Kyle Walker posted screenshot of shocking racist abuse following Juventus defeat

Manchester City have issued a strong statement after defender Kyle Walker posted a screenshot of vile racist abuse he received on social media following his side’s loss to Juventus.

The City captain played the full 90 minutes in the Champions League defeat, which leaves the former champions in 22nd place and facing a battle to reach the next round.

On Thursday afternoon, Walker took to Instagram to reveal the contents of a shocking message he received on the platform.

He added the caption: “No one should ever be subjected to the kind of vile, racist and threatening abuse I have received online since last night’s match.

‘@instagram and the authorities must prevent this for the sake of everyone who suffers this abuse. It is never acceptable.

“To our fans, we will continue to work as a team to do better, improve and come around the corner together.”

The Englishman played the entire match in City’s 2-0 defeat to Juventus on Wednesday

Walker posted the crude abuse along with a comment on his social media accounts on Thursday

The club said shortly afterwards: ‘Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse Kyle Walker was subjected to online following last night’s match.

“We refuse to tolerate any form of discrimination, whether in stadiums or online.

“We will offer Kyle our full support following the disgusting treatment he has suffered.”

Walker was previously subjected to sickening racist abuse in April 2021 following his side’s 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Tottenham.

Walker revealed the contents of the vile message via his Instagram Story at the time before writing, “When is this going to stop?!” and tagging the social media site directly.