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Marcus Rashford thinks online abuse "should be easy to stop"

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The Manchester United forward has been among a group of players targeted in recent weeks.

Marcus Rashford insists online abuse should be "easy to stop" and has called on social media companies to eradicate the problem.

The Manchester United and England forward has been among a group of players targeted online in recent weeks.

The Football Association has vowed to work with the Government and social media platforms to eradicate racism from the game.

"Online abuse should be easy to stop," Rashford told Sky Sports. "You just deactivate the accounts.

"It's very easy to make four or five accounts but if you've got to block them out you block them out.

"I feel that's on the actual social media companies themselves – Instagram, Twitter.

"If they see anyone that's being racially abused or abused in any way their accounts should be deleted straight away.

“If they (social media companies) see anyone that's being racially abused or abused in any way their accounts should be deleted straight away”
- Marcus Rashford

"That's one way of getting rid of most of it, if not all of it."

Rashford's United colleagues Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial have both suffered online abuse.

Defender Tuanzebe, 23, has twice been on the receiving end after recent games against Sheffield United and Everton.

"I spoke to Axel when it happened to him," Rashford said. "Axel is a tough lad and it's not nice to hear those things.

Marcus Rashford's Manchester United colleague Axel Tuanzebe suffered racial abuse on social media (Martin Rickett/PA)

"But he's bounced back, he always turns up to training happy and smiling and works hard, and that's what we're here to do.

"I know it sounds bad to say, but from our perspective we see if it's not us that gets the abuse it could be somebody else from another team, or somebody else from another country.

"Wherever you are in the world you can be targeted by this kind of abuse. The way that you deal with it, and the way that you move on.

"That's where you have to show strength and that you're mentally capable to deal with such things, even though you shouldn't have to because it shouldn't be happening."

"I'm not active on social media, I only go on it on occasions to spread messages, congratulate somebody or post messages about the team. Throughout my every day life I'm not on it.

"It doesn't have as much an effect on me as it does other people, but it should be a place where people should be happy and just enjoy it.

"It wasn't here 10-15 years ago and we're privileged to have it, to connect with people all over the world with different cultures and religions.

"To see people use it in a negative way is stupid. Hopefully they can sort out that issue and it can be a place of good and happiness."

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City23165246143253
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd24137450311946
3Leicester CityLeicester24144642261646
4Chelsea24126640241642
5West Ham UnitedWest Ham2412663728942
6Liverpool24117645321340
7Everton2211473430437
8Aston Villa22113836241236
9Tottenham HotspurSpurs23106736251136
10Arsenal24104103125634
11Leeds UnitedLeeds23102114042-232
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2486102532-730
13Southampton2385103039-929
14Crystal Palace2485112742-1529
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2451182530-526
16Burnley2375111729-1226
17Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2474132540-1525
18Fulham2339111931-1218
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2427151955-3613
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2432191540-2511
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