Marcus Rashford may not return to action until the end of October after Manchester United forward told he must have operation on shoulder injury after playing through the pain barrier for England at Euro 2020
- United star had been hampered by the problem towards the end of last season
- Rashford played on through the pain barrier at the European Championship
- Forward had a scan on Tuesday and it was decided he must have an operation
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford may not return to action until the end of October after being told he must have surgery on a shoulder injury.
The 23-year-old had been hampered by the problem towards the end of the season with the Red Devils but played on through the pain barrier for England at the European Championship.
Rashford had a scan on Tuesday and it was decided the damage was so severe that he must have an operation.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford may not play until the end of October
However, Rashford must wait to undergo the operation as the surgeon is not available until the end of July.
Rashford is expected to be out out for up to 12 weeks after surgery.
Rashford scored 11 goals in 37 Premier League appearances last season but struggled to make a major impact for England at Euro 2020.
He made five appearances in the tournament but then missed a penalty in the shootout as Italy beat England in a shootout.
The 23-year-old had been hampered by the shoulder problem for the past few months
A giant digital mural was unveiled in Manchester on Tuesday in support of Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka.
The England stars were racially abused online after they missed penalties in a shootout against Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final.
A mural of Rashford in his home town of Withington was also defaced in a ‘racially aggravated’ act of vandalism.
But the graffiti was quickly covered by dozens of tributes with the words ‘role model’, ‘wonderful human’ and ‘hero’.
Giant mural has been unveiled in support of Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka
And in a further show of support, the sports social media publisher SPORTbible on Tuesday launched a giant digital billboard of the three players wearing crowns with the strapline ‘never apologise for who you are’.
It came after Rashford apologised for his penalty miss but said he ‘will never apologise for who I am’ after he was one of three players subjected to racist abuse.
The Manchester United forward , who was left visibly distraught after his penalty hit the post, also paid tribute to his supportive teammates and vowed to ‘come back stronger’ after the heartbreaking finale to Euro 2020.
