Twitter have taken action on an account after Raheem Sterling received racist abuse on the platform following Manchester City's loss to Leeds on Saturday.
Sterling posted a tweet saying: "One to forget" after the 2-1 defeat in the Premier League at the Etihad, with a racist message included in a response to the post.
According to Twitter, the user deleted their tweets and the social media site have taken action on the account responsible for violations of their policies.
A Twitter spokesperson said: "There is no room for racist abuse on Twitter and we are resolute in our commitment to ensure the football conversation on our service is safe for fans, players and everyone involved in the game.
"When we identify accounts that violate any of the Twitter Rules, we take enforcement action. We have proactively engaged and continue to collaborate with our valued partners in football to identify ways to tackle this issue collectively and will continue to play our part in curbing this unacceptable behaviour - both online and offline."
tuzdnpuyz
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wow am so shock at the level of hate for sterling because of one match last season he scored 30 goals i say again 30 goals an the two seasons before he was very vital in city winning the league back to back an with almost 12/15 last minute goals some of the best last minute goals you'll ever see an for a player like that to be racially abuse because of some bad performances is unacceptable an to make matters worst am reading these comments and it comes as a huge surprise the amount of manchester city fans that are in here basically saying he deserves it because he's missed a couple of sitters...... city is go to win the league and there still in three other compition one final including so a manchester united fan i can truly say that man city fan base is full of ungrateful an rasist pigs the worst club in english football when it comes to the black player.....wow this guy scored 30 goals he out scored sergio an still no respect from his own fans it's just sad to c WOW just WOW red devils for life no matter how much they stress me out could miss the empty goal like maguire did don't matter.......
noyadlstz
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Fans keep blaming Sterling but let me tell u guys, Sterling has proven to be one of the world best winger since he joined City 6years ago and he has proven his ability on high level of matches, u will only go his social media post to insult him but bare with me, Pep knows what he can do when football is concern, being the second highest paid player in City tells alot about him, being dipped inform doesn't mean he's useless, form is temporal but talent is natural, without him we wouldn't have been where we are today.,,, either u support him or not! he's still the best
Kioeioptu
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if sterling scores 100goals he must have missed 1000chances to score!!!
yaeabcdmnp
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I hope pep brench he Tuesday because he ain't playing nothing