Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said he’s not happy with the treatment Vinicius Jr gets from opposition players and fans.

Asked about Vinicius Junior ahead of the La Liga clash with Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu on Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti revealed that he had “looked back a bit in history and statistics” and came to the conclusion that he has “never seen a footballer as persecuted as Vinicius”.

“They tell him [what to do] and do everything to him, what does he have to do?,” the Italian asked. “They kick him, they insult him, they whistle at him… he scores goals and gives assists.”

“Everyone has to change the attitude they have towards Vinicius. It has never happened that a player of such talent is suffering so much.

“In Vallecas [Rayo Vallecano’s home ground] he was hit in the head and there wasn’t a single caution. And now everyone is asking for him to be sent off because of what happened in Leipzig.”