Juan Mata has backed his teammate Paulo Pogba after the Frenchman was subjected to racist abuse online following his penalty miss in Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Wolves, insisting more must be done to punish those guilty.
With the scores level at Molineux, Pogba had the chance to put his side in front from the spot, only to be denied by a fine Rui Patricio save. It sparked disgraceful abuse from some, supposed, sections of the Red Devils' fanbase.
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Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford are just a few of the United players who have spoken out in support of Pogba, along with criticising social media platforms for allowing it to happen, and now Mata has weighed in with his thoughts by classing the guilty individuals as 'cowardly'.