Marcus Rashford mural vandals ‘should be educated not punished’

The mural was defaced within hours of England’s loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, in what police are treating as a racist incident.

People place messages of support on top of bin liners that were taped over offensive wording on the mural of Manchester United striker and England player Marcus Rashford in Withington (Martin Rickett/PA)

Vandals who defaced a mural of England footballer Marcus Rashford should be educated rather than punished, the founder of a community street art project has suggested.

Withington Walls founder Ed Wellard told ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday that the artist who created the mural in Withington, Manchester, was coming back to work on it this morning.