Fair play to Rashford for issuing this statement.
Unsurprisingly, his comments section was filled with angry fans hurling abuse at him, but as he says himself ‘you can’t hide in football’, and he isn’t trying to.
Unfortunately, this type of response from the fanbase was inevitable, but Rashford hasn’t shied away from admitting his flaws.
He knows he hasn’t been good enough and that the fans deserve better, and he’s been brave in issuing this statement.
He was surely aware he would get a backlash, but the fact that he cares enough to come out and say this may means that there’s still hope for him this season, as he clearly isn’t planning on giving up on his boyhood club.
It remains to be seen whether or not Rashford’s performances will improve after this reflective post, but this is certainly a step in the right direction for the England striker.