PHIL NEVILLE insists teams or players subjected to racist abuse should walk off the pitch.

The Everton skipper was unequivocal in his condemnation of Tuesday night’s shocking scenes at the end of the England U-21 team’s victory over Serbia in their European Championships play-off.

Neville, 35, who helped coach the squad earlier this year used his Twitter account to condemn the incident, and underline his zero-tolerance stance.

The FA have submitted a complaint to UEFA after missiles were thrown from the crowd and racist abuse was aimed at members of the England party – which included Liverpool players Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling – after the final whistle of a game England won with a solitary late Conor Wickham goal.

Neville tweeted: “Disgraceful what happened in Serbia last night – manager/captain should just take team off the field and refuse to play.”

“It’s not about them winning, it’s about making a proper stand.”

England defender Danny Rose was red carded after the final whistle when he reacted angrily to alleged racist taunts, but in a stunning riposte yesterday the under-fire Serbian FA accused Rose of “vulgar and unsportsmanlike” behaviour, while refusing to accept claims of racism from fans at the stadium in Krusevac – despite subsequent recordings of home fans making monkey chants and gestures surfacing on the internet.

Neville accompanied his tweets with a formal statement via the KickItOut equality campaign.

“There is no place for any form of abuse and discrimination in football,” he said. “I’m proud to support the One Game, One Community weeks of action campaign and this important consultation with fans. After all the progress made so far in tackling abuse, we cannot sit back, we must ensure that all forms of discrimination are made unacceptable.”

Prime Minister David Cameron also joined the chorus of condemnation, with his official spokesman saying: “He was appalled by the scenes that we have seen in Serbia. We are determined to stamp out racism internationally and at home and we are giving our full backing to the FA’s complaint on this issue.

“Clearly it is for UEFA to investigate this issue but we would expect tough sanctions.

“If we are going to stamp out racism from football then it is no good giving derisory fines, as have been handed out in the past.

“It is not good enough to say that people should shake hands and forget about it.”

Kick It Out yesterday launched a major consultation with fans on how to further tackle discrimination. The eventual findings will help form a blueprint for the coming seasons.

Lord Herman Ouseley, chairman of Kick It Out, said: “At a time when discrimination is high up the football agenda, it is easy for fans and players to forget the great strides made over the last 20 years in helping to eradicate it. But there is still a long way to go. We are launching this important dialogue with football fans to help set out how we move forward to achieve a zero tolerance approach.”

PFA chairman, Clarke Carlisle, welcomed the move: “The responsible majority of fans in this country are on board with stamping out discrimination, and want more to be done,” he said.

“We want to make sure we tackle the tiny minority for whom the healthy rivalries and passion that make the game great, tip over into unacceptable prejudice and hatred.”