Antoine Semenyo racially abused on Instagram after Manchester City win over Chelsea

Antoine Semenyo racially abused on Instagram after Manchester City win over Chelsea

• Semenyo lined up in attack for Man City in 3-0 Premier League win vs Chelsea on Sunday
• £64M January signing from Bournemouth has been a successful signing for Pep Guardiola
• Ghana international has received vile racial abuse on Instagram after the win in London

Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo was the unfortunate recipient of disgusting racial abuse on Instagram after Sunday’s 3-0 win over Chelsea.

The 26-year-old starred for the sky Blues in west London as Pep Guardiola‘s men took full advantage of Arsenal‘s slip-up against Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium by walking out of Stamford Bridge with three points.

City have cut the gap to Arsenal to six points, with a game in hand, ahead of this Sunday’s titanic battle with the Premier League leaders at the Etihad Stadium that forward Jeremy Doku believes will be a title decider.

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However, matters on the pitch have taken a backseat after Semenyo revealed he received vile racial abuse in an Instagram comment in the aftermath of Manchester City‘s 3-0 triumph over Chelsea at the weekend.

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Semenyo has been a revelation since joining Manchester City from Bournemouth for £64 million in January, seamlessly integrating into Guardiola’s ranks and establishing himself as one of the first names on the teamsheet.

Alongside fellow January signing Marc Guehi, who was on the scoresheet against Chelsea on Sunday, the Ghana international has been in fine form in an attack that was over-reliant on Erling Haaland for the first half of the season.

However, a customary post-match celebratory Instagram post from Semenyo saw a user aim disgusting racial abuse at the Manchester City forward, who went on to share the comment on his story on Monday evening.

Racism in football

This isn’t the first or last time a footballer, or Manchester City footballer, has been subject to racial abuse, especially around a visit to Stamford Bridge.

In the 2018-19 season, former Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was racially abused whilst on the pitch by Chelsea supporters who were since identified and given a ban – but the latest incident begs the question – are social media authorities doing nearly enough to prevent this from occurring in future?

This is also unlikely to be the first time Semenyo has been subject to racial abuse in his career but the normality around the issue is arguably the most concerning aspect of it all – when does it stop happening?

Semenyo will have the full backing of a heterogeneous Manchester City dressing room that champions diversity, with the attacker set to keep his starting place against Arsenal this weekend.