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'You f***ing monkey, if I get corona I will cough in your face and give you your death sentence': Ian Wright reveals the sickening abuse directed at him on Instagram... before abusive account is quickly pulled down

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed a flurry of disgusting racist messages sent to him on Instagram, admitting the abuse 'still hits him so hard'.

The 56-year-old, who also played for Crystal Palace and West Ham during his 15-year professional career, took to Twitter to share three screenshots of sick messages sent to him online.

In the seemingly unprovoked attack, Wright was labelled a 'f***ing monkey', a 'n****r' and a 'cotton picking black c**n'.

Ian Wright has revealed a number of disgusting racist messages sent to him on Instagram
Arsenal legend Wright was sent the sick messages on Instagram. The account responsible has now been removed

Wright was also told: 'Your [sic] like 65 years old if I get corona I will cough in your face and give you your death sentence.