BOSS Jonathan Woodgate called for social media platforms to “do more” in preventing online abuse after Arnaut Danjuma was the victim of Islamophobic messages.

The 24-year-old Cherries winger was sent a vile message via his official Instagram account earlier this week.

This came after Danjuma had conducted an interview with Sky Sports, explaining why he continued to take the knee in games ahead of kick-off.

Along with a screenshot of the abuse he received, which included reference to his Muslim faith, Danjuma tweeted: “I said what I said.”

Asked about the online abuse suffered by the Dutchman, Woodgate told the Daily Echo: “There’s no place for it in football – there’s no place for it in society.

“Unfortunately, we’ve got small-minded people making stupid comments on social media. Social media should do more about it.

“The likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram need to do more to combat this. It’s not acceptable in this day and age. Something needs to be done about it.”

The account which posted the message to the Danjuma has since been deleted from Instagram.

Woodgate, who has his own verified account on the platform, added: “That sums it up, doesn’t it? Someone’s said something then deleted their own account because they know what they are like.

“They are keyboard warriors, who won’t say something to someone’s face.

“These people shouldn’t get the time of day on those platforms – that’s what they want at the end of the day.

“The authorities need to do something with it, because it will keep on happening.”