Mario Balotelli victim of HORRIFIC racial abuse - PHOTO

The striker, who formerly played for the Red Devils' bitter rivals Manchester City, was barraged with abuse after United's 5-3 loss this afternoon.Soon after the match Balotelli had joked on Twitter: "Man utd ... LOL".But within minutes the Italian striker was being sent racist and vile tweets.One person tweeted an offensive message that hurled abuse at Balotelli about the ebola virus and bananas.Balotelli has been the victim of racist abuse a number of times in the past.Earlier this year the striker was called a "f****** n*****" while training in Italy by one of his country's own fans prior to the World Cup.While last year during a match at his former club AC Milan's stadium Balotelli was the target of horrifying monkey chants.He had also been subjected to the same chants during a match in Spain in 2012.In 2009 he was also pelted with a banana by a racist football fan in Rome prior to a European Under-21 Championships match.(dailystar.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az