Manchester United star Paul Pogba has taken to social media to hit back at racism trolls with a powerful message.

Both Pogba and his teammate Marcus Rashford have been subject to foul racist abuse in recent days, with United quick to condemn the behaviour of a minority of fans.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he was “lost for words” when asked about the Pogba abuse and then said it was “crazy” when more vile comments appeared to target Rashford.

United fans responded to the abuse of Pogba by displaying a flag that read ‘United against racism’, while they chanted ‘there’s only one Paul Pogba’ before kick off and during the game, with the player responding by applauding the Stretford End at Old Trafford.

And posting on Instagram, Pogba has reiterated his powerful stance.

He said: “My ancestors and my parents suffered for my generation to be free today, to work, to take the bus, to play football. Racist insults are ignorance and can only make me stronger and motivate me to fight for the next generation.”

Pogba posted the words alongside a picture of himself holding his baby son, with artwork which depicted American race campaigner Martin Luther King in the background.

“It’s the same as we spoke about before the weekend,” Solskjaer said. “It’s unheard of, and it needs to stop. I’m just lost for the words if it keeps going.

“We keep having all these campaigns, ‘no to racism’, and they still keep hiding behind fake identities, and it’s just crazy we talk about this in 2019.”