Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford admits that his teammate and frequent holiday buddy Jesse Lingard made a mistake in posting a controversial video that was filmed while the pair were on holiday together.
Supposedly, the video Lingard published to his over 6 million Instagram followers was done on accident back on June 19 while on vacation in Miami, Florida. The video, which included footage of a friend named Jamal Branker simulating sex with a pillow, has drawn a ton of backlash online. You can view it below:
Why Lingard feels the need to do this is beyond me. Of course he’s entitled to a holiday but he’s at one of the biggest clubs in the world. Doesn’t help him at all imo #MUFC https://t.co/LASaU8EsSv
— Tom McDermott (@MrTomMcDermott) June 19, 2019
Rashford and Lingard.
Single handedly wiping the gloss off the once great Manchester United. https://t.co/GEAsrUjloe— • ????? ????s • (@fullback03) June 20, 2019
Rashford kept his commentary on the topic to a minimum, but he did say that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has yet to pull him aside to have a conversation about it.
“I haven’t spoken to the manager about it,” said Rashford. “From what I saw of it, people have to understand that he was enjoying his holiday and it was a mistake.”
“There’s not really much I can say about that.”
Rashford, Lingard and the rest of United have now headed to Australia to begin their preseason tour in preparation of the upcoming season.
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