England manager Gareth Southgate insists social media platforms cannot take all of the blame when footballers are racially abused online and believes it is up to society to stamp it out.

Paul Pogba, as well as England internationals Tammy Abraham and Marcus Rashford, have been targeted by online trolls after missing penalties in recent weeks.

There have been calls for social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to police their platforms better to help eradicate such abuse.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi and Danny Rose of Tottenham were abused by home fans in Podgorica back in March with the pair, as well as Three Lions team-mate Raheem Sterling, also talking about the issue after the game.

“I would be amazed if anybody in their heart thinks it’s an acceptable way to do anything,” added Southgate.

“There’s no place in society for discrimination of any type and players – but broader than players, any members of the public – don’t deserve to be spoken to or treated in that way.

“So the profile of our players helps the issue to be raised more publicly, but this is something which, sadly, all parts of society face and it’s completely unacceptable.”