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Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has responded to his criticism and insisted that his commitment to the club be questioned.
The striker has faced questions this season about his perceived attitude. Last month, Rashford was reportedly spotted at a Belfast nightclub before missing the next day’s education consultation due to illness. He then missed United’s FA Cup draw against Newport.
On the field, snippets of likely half-hearted attempts against opposing players went viral after matches. But Rashford, who has just five goals in his squad this season, needs critics to show “a little more humanity”.
“When I make a mistake, I’ll be the first to raise my hand and say I want to do better,” he wrote in an article published on the Players’ Tribune website.
“But if you ever question my commitment to Man United, that’s when I have to speak up. It’s like questioning my total identity and everything I stand for as a man.
“I’ve grown up here. I’ve played for this club since I was little. My circle of relatives rejected the money that replaced my life as a child, so I can wear this badge.
“I can settle for any criticism. I can settle for any title. Podcasts, social media, and newspapers. I can settle for that.
“But if you start wondering about my commitment to this club, my love for football and my family circle’s involvement in it, then I would just ask you to have a little more humanity. “
Rashford came under scrutiny in October last year after attending a nightclub following United’s 3-0 home derby defeat to Manchester City.
The striker warned that there was a “tone” to the media politics surrounding him, which he believed was possibly due to his campaign for free school meals during the pandemic in which he was appointed MBE.
Rashford added: “I’m not looking to stand out in the media. I understand the game, you know what I mean?They don’t write about me. It’s like they’re writing about this character,” Marcus Rashford.
“I can’t just be me when I’m 26 at a party or a guy getting a parking ticket. It has to be the value of my car, guessing my weekly salary, my jewelry, or even my tattoos.
“It has to be about my frame language, questioning my morals and speculating about my family and my long career in football.
“There’s a tone that you don’t get in every footballer. Let’s leave it at that.
“I think part of it is going back to the pandemic. I’m just looking to use my voice to make sure the kids aren’t hungry, because I know exactly how it feels.
“For some reason, it seemed to disappoint some people. It turns out they were waiting for me to enjoy a human moment to just point and say, ‘See?Do you see who it is?'”