Mings tweeted: "Another day in the life of social media with no filter... Social media isn't getting any safer without it." A statement read: "Aston Villa is disgusted by the appalling racist abuse directed towards Tyrone Mings on social media. "In the early hours of this morning, Tyrone received an abhorrent and vile private message on his social media account. Mings admitted at the start of April a social media blackout could be a way to force more action during an interview with Sky Sports.

Source: Sky sports April 16, 2021 17:26 UTC