Manchester United stars Casemiro, Antony and Jadon Sancho send messages to Vinicius Jr

Manchester United's Brazilian trio Casemiro, Fred and Antony are among those to send messages of support to Vinicius Jr after he was racially abused during Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat at Valencia.

On Sunday, the winger was targeted by a section of the home supporters with racist chants. Vinicius Jr had attempted to bring the referee's attention to the abuse but his complaints fell on deaf ears.

The 22-year-old was sent off deep into second half stoppage time after an altercation with Valencia's Hugo Duro. After the final whistle, the forward published a statement on Instagram declaring La Liga as 'belonging to racists'.

"The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano [Ronaldo] and [Lionel] Messi today belongs to racists," the statement read. "It wasn't the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in La Liga.

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"The competition thinks it's normal, the federation does too and the opponents encourage it. A beautiful nation, which welcomed me and which I love, but which agreed to export the image of a racist country to the world.

"I'm sorry for the Spaniards who don't agree, but today, in Brazil, Spain is known as a country of racists. And unfortunately, for everything that happens each week, I have no defence. I agree. But I am strong and I will go to the end against racists. Even if far from here."

La Liga president Javier Tebas responded to Vinicius Jr's statement on Twitter. He wrote: "Since those who should explain to you what it is La Liga can and cannot do in cases of racism, we have tried to explain it to you, but you have not shown up for either of the two agreed dates that you requested yourself.

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