'When is this going to stop?' - Former Sheffield United man Kyle Walker shares racist abuse he received after Manchester City's League Cup win over Spurs

Walker, who came through the ranks at Bramall Lane before joining Spurs and later moving to City, shared a screenshot of the message on his own Instagram account.

Although the identity of the sender had been blanked out, the message to Walker contained disgusting racist slurs – and was sent just hours after football clubs in England jointly announced a social media blackout this weekend to make a stand against online racism and abuse.

Walker shared the screenshot with the caption: “When is this going to stop?!” and tagged the official Instagram account in his message.

According to The Mirror, Facebook – who own Instagram – said that the account of the abuser was disabled before Walker shared the screenshot.

Clubs, including the Blades, will this weekend switch off their social media profiles in a show of solidarity against online abuse.

The boycott involves clubs and players from the Premier League, EFL and Women’s Super League, as well as governing bodies such as the FA.

It will take place from Friday across a full fixture programme, with clubs not positing from 3pm on Friday to 11.59pm on Monday evening.

Walker, part of the City team that was won the League Cup for the last four seasons, posted on Twitter: “Buzzing to pick up the trophy today. Well played boys! Good luck to [Spurs] for the rest of their season, always a pleasure playing them.”

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