Marcus Rashford reveals scale of racist abuse sent his way after Man Utd Europa League defeat

Rashford said he received a torrent of racist abuse when he opened up his phone

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was subjected to racist abuse on social media (Kacper Pempel/AP/PA Images)

Marcus Rashford says he was racially abused on his social media accounts following Manchester United’s defeat in the Europa League final in Gdansk.

The 23-year-old said he had received “at least 70 racial slurs” in the wake of United’s penalty shootout loss to Villarreal on Wednesday night.