Manchester United have banned six supporters after they racially abused Spurs star Son Heung-min last month, ahead of English football clubs starting a three-day social media boycott . The South Korea international was subject to “abhorrent” abuse online after Spurs lost to Manchester United in the English Premier League on April 11. Son was at the centre of an incident that saw the visitors have a goal disallowed and then he opened the scoring minutes later. Spurs came out against the abuse and said that they would look at the best course of action, which has resulted in all English clubs conducting a blanket blackout of social media this weekend. Another matchday and more abhorrent racial abuse suffered by one of our players. This has again been reported to the platforms and we shall now undertake a full review alongside the Premier League to determine the most effective action moving forward. We stand with you, Sonny. pic.twitter.com/fNBpSykJJo — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 11, 2021 Manchester United’s announcement came on Friday morning, before the 81-hour blackout began at 3pm (local time). “Regretfully, suspensions have been issued, subject to appeal, to three season ticket holders, two official members and one individual on the season ticket waiting list,” the club said. Spurs stand by Son after racial abuse online as bosses clash “This disciplinary action demonstrates the club’s commitment to the fight against discrimination on many fronts. It follows the launch of United’s anti-discrimination campaign, SEE RED, earlier this month. SEE RED called on fans to celebrate the contribution of the club’s Black and Asian players and to report discriminatory behaviour.” The Manchester club published their own report on the increase in racial abuse online, citing to a 350 per cent rise in abuse directed at their players since September, 2019. Calls from both the English Premier League and individual players have gone unheeded by the social media giants and has resulted in the blackout until Tuesday, May 4. The move has been followed by clubs elsewhere as well as pundits and journalists. We now join teams across England in boycotting social media this weekend, in response to the ongoing discriminatory abuse received by players and others connected to football. Social media companies must do more to eradicate online hate. Enough is enough. #StopOnlineAbuse pic.twitter.com/rhpoAG1amZ — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 30, 2021 Son has been a regular target for racism both online and at matches since arriving in England from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. The 28-year-old has been increasingly linked with a move away from English football, though it is clear his teammates want him to stay at the club. “Son has been incredible,” his Spurs strike partner Harry Kane told Sky Sports at the London Football Awards on Wednesday. Amazon’s Spurs documentary in ‘racist’ Son subtitle controversy “We have a really good connection, a really good understanding. We get on really well on and off the pitch. We’re good friends and I’m happy to see him playing well too,” Kane added after beating Son to the LFA Premier League Player of the Year award.