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Merseyside Police have launched an investigation after Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita were subjected to racist abuse on social media platform Instagram.

The abuse sent to Keita was in the form of monkey emojis and posted in response to a picture published prior to Liverpool's Champions League defeat at Real Madrid, while monkey emojis were sent to Alexander-Arnold on a picture he posted on Easter Sunday.



On Tuesday, Brentford striker Ivan Toney was subjected to similar racist abuse on Instagram, the second time the player has received such comments.



A Liverpool FC spokesperson said: "Once again we are sadly discussing abhorrent racial abuse the morning after a football game.



Liverpool have condemned the "abhorrent" racial abuse which was sent to two of the club's players on Tuesday evening.

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A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "We take all reports of hate crime extremely seriously and detectives are currently investigating the matter in conjunction with Liverpool Football Club.