It is happening again. Part of the reason Marcus Rashford left these shores, having been revered as a saviour of impoverished children not so long ago, was to escape the scrutiny those closest to him believed constituted bullying.

Rashford had made mistakes, burned too many bridges with his behaviour at Manchester United so fled to Spain, like many disgruntled Britons, seeking a new life.

Barcelona offered him that sanctuary, an opportunity to rebuild a career away from every misstep making national headlines.

Yet, here we are once again, with former players labelling him a “disgrace”, one he “cannot feel happy for”, after committing the most unforgivable, cardinal sin of *checks notes* turning up two minutes late for training, once.

Those quotes coming from Paul Scholes, a shy, introv

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