Former Chelsea and England star Karen Carney was subject to ‘sexist’ abuse during her commentary on Arsenal’s 3-0 Europa League victory over Dundalk.

Throughout the match fans watching on BT Sport took to social media to criticise Carney.

One wrote: “Karen Carney why do they do it. Puts fans off I think. Dreadful. The sooner we stop with this political correctness s***, the better!”

While another tweeted: "This birds voice f*** me"

Another said: “They should punish criminals by making them listen to Karen Carney for 90 minutes”

And one other wrote: “Karen Carney! Shut up! Talking absolute tosh. It’s just unnecessary. SMH!”

However, many came to her defence, slamming the abuse as ‘sexist’ and ‘misogynistic’.

One said: “Misogyny is still rife in this country. Whether you are a top business woman like Amanda Staveley dealing with it from Barclays top brass or a ex England International female footballer commentator like Karen Carney dealing with it from Craig in Kettering.”

Another wrote: “Karen Carney on co comms. She's been fine yet we're still getting the sexist comments.”

Carney is also a regular part of the BT Sport’s team covering the Women’s Super League.