Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was sent off for a headbutt on Burnley defender Phil Bardsley in the second half of the club’s 2-0 win at Turf Moor yesterday.
The 20-year-old apologised for actions on Twitter after the match:
Emotions got the better of me, I shouldn’t of reacted like that. Sorry to everyone at the club and all the fans #MUFC pic.twitter.com/6UWnxd4yYo
— Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) September 2, 2018
Some fans on Twitter were sympathetic:
A learning experience, a step closer to maturity ?
— MUFC Upbeat (@MufcUpbeat) 2 September 2018
Marcus. You represent Manchester in such a respectful and admirable fashion! Don’t be sorry for being human! ✌???????✌???????
— Levi (Bruce-Leroy) (@Levi18582608) 2 September 2018
Live and learn marcus keep head up x
— ? ??? ? (@jedmitch) 2 September 2018
No need to apologise brow! Just get back up on the horse! Also disgraceful Bardsley wasn’t sent off!
— Phil Harboe (@h_philip) 2 September 2018
Nice to see a little bit of aggression pal, it’s what we’ve lacked
— ??JFP?? (@jpowney1984) 2 September 2018
No problem rash keep grinding mate
— Fred (@FtblFred) 2 September 2018
No worries Marcus we all lose our rag now and again.
— Paul Totty (@realtotmeister) 2 September 2018
To err is human, lucky we got the win, otherwise im not sure i would have reacted this way,again to err is human.
— Jawahar saranath (@jawa1010) 2 September 2018
Others were not so kind:
You were good for a season now you’re barely average. Sad
— KillaCAD/CAM (@girthgang) 2 September 2018
You were a bit rash.
— Jamken22 (@Jamken22) 2 September 2018
Worst number 10 in the history of the number.
— RealFakeNews (@mortzionism) 3 September 2018
Luckily for Rashford, the sending off didn’t alter the course of the match. United were already 2-0 up at the time following two first-half goals from Romelu Lukaku, and despite having ten-man for the final 20 minutes, they saw off Sean Dyche’s side pretty comfortably.
The victory will ease pressure on Jose Mourinho following consecutive defeats to Brighton and Tottenham. He will be hoping to use the international break to reset things and change the mood around Old Trafford.
Next up is a trip to Vicarage Road to face Watford in a couple of weeks. It won’t be easy with the Hornets having kept their 100% record after coming from behind to beat Tottenham yesterday.
