Marcus Rashford has delivered a worrying message to fans on social media...
Oh, god, not another self-publicising 'poverty' campaign incoming?
...revealing that he has endured 'months of abuse', with Man United supporters pinning some of the blame on YouTuber Mark Goldbridge.
Oh! And what's he guilty of? It seems the answer is 'noticing'.
The 26-year-old forward has had a difficult season on the pitch, failing to match the achievements of his 30-goal haul during the 2022-23 campaign, scoring eight times so far across all competitions this season. Goldbridge runs a fan channel called The United Stand, which has 1.85million subscribers on YouTube. He has recently released several videos in which he criticises the England star, notably once referring to Rashford as 'about as useful as a wheelie bin with no wheels.'
Heh! Fair comment, you might think?
In the early hours of Friday morning, Rashford responded to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that said the criticism he has received was unfair. The post read: 'The way Marcus Rashford is being treated is absolutely disgusting. It's cruel. It's abuse.' The United forward wrote back claiming that he was tired of the abuse he has received in recent months. 'I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough,' Rashford said.
Well, we have free speech in this country Marcus, so you'll just have to take it on the chin.
Another user wrote on X: 'Anyone saying this is criticism is just lying to themselves, nothing to do with Marcus Rashford but brings him up anyway to pile the hate on.
'Mark Goldbridge is carrying out a well-thought-out hate campaign and he needs to be stopped.'
Oh, give me a break!
