Reading FC have responded to comments aimed at forward Yakou Meite after he received a message on social media calliing him a 'f****** monkey'.
Meite, who was introduced as a substitute in the second half, had a chance to make it 4-0 from the spot late on after Reading raced into a three-goal lead.
However, his spot kick was saved by Cardiff keeper Alex Smithies and after the game, Meite revealed on Twitter he was subject to a sickening attack.
The club have reacted to that post on Twitter by backing Meite:
We won’t give oxygen to racist comments sent to this man via social media this afternoon.
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) August 18, 2019
Instead, we will let a picture tell a thousand words.
“We’ve got Meite...Yakou Meite...” 🎵 pic.twitter.com/4mRXmvqBSy
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