Marcus Rashford Attacked Racially on Social Media After Goalless Draw Against Arsenal in EPL 2020-21, Manchester United Forward Says, ‘Humanity at Its Worst’

Last night Arsenal locked horns with Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in UAE. The match ended with a goalless draw and a few fans took to social media and trolled Manchester United. But a few of them crossed their lines and attacked Marcus Rashford racially on social media. The Manchester United forward took to social media and posted a couple of tweets. In the tweets, he further labelled the incident as, ‘humanity at its worst.’ He refused to take screenshots of the people who attacked him racially as it would be irresponsible. Marcus Rashford to Miss England's Nations League Matches Due to Injury.

He further stated that he is proud to be a black man and is proud of it. None can make him feel any different. For a while now, there have been many incidents where the players have been abused racially. Time and again, football associations and players have made sure to stand tall against such ugly incidents. Recently it was PSG forward Neymar Jr, Kylian Mbappe and others who had raised their voices against racism.

Now, let's have a look at the tweets by Marcus Rashford

Another tweet by Rashford: 

Marcus Rashford has been one of the players who has been vocal about racism. The tweet has gone viral on social media and the fans have also responded with likes and retweets.

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