Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe were racially abused on social media after Manchester United lost to Sheffield United on Wednesday night.
United forward Martial played the full match at Old Trafford, while centre-back Tuanzebe was substituted in the 83rd minute of the 2-1 defeat after starting his first Premier League game of the season.
Following the game, abuse was aimed at the players' Instagram accounts. A number of users posted racist comments and symbols on old photos. Tuanzebe was also targeted on Twitter
A Facebook company spokesperson said: "There is no place for racism on Instagram and we are committed to removing it when we find it.
"We know there is more to do and we will continue to work closely with clubs, players and football authorities to investigate instances of discrimination and collectively tackle this issue."
Twitter said: "Racist behaviour has no place on our service and when we identify accounts that violate any of the Twitter rules, we take enforcement action. The tweet referenced is no longer on the service for violations of our hateful conduct policy."
On Thursday morning, Manchester United said they were "disgusted" by the abuse and hope the "anonymous mindless idiots" are identified, while players including captain Harry Maguire and forward Marcus Rashford tweeted their support for Martial and Tuanzebe.
"Everyone at Manchester United is disgusted by the racial abuse received by players via social media after last night's game," a club statement read.
"We utterly condemn it and it is encouraging to see other fans condemn this on social media also.
"Manchester United has zero tolerance of any form of racism or discrimination and a long-standing commitment to campaigning against it through our All Red All Equal initiative.
"Identifying these anonymous mindless idiots remains problematic. We urge social media platforms and regulatory authorities to strengthen measures to prevent this kind of behaviour."
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