Marcus Rashford has explained why he confronted Manchester United fans after the loss to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
A video emerged on social media showing the England forward moving towards a group of supporters after he was heckled at Old Trafford.
He wrote in a post on Twitter: "A video can paint a thousand words and in this case lead to inaccurate info being shared on social media.
"Guys, for weeks I've been heckled, threatened, questioned and last night my emotion got the better of me. I'm a human being. Reading and hearing that stuff about yourself every day it wears you down.
"No one is more critical of my performance than me. But what you see in this video lacks context.
"I had been heckled from the minute I stepped foot outside the ground, abuse not just aimed at my football.
"People were looking for a reaction from me. Phones were at the ready. Of course I should have walked straight past and ignored it, that's what we're supposed to do, right?
"I want to clarify two things. The first being what I actually said to the man throwing abuse at me which was: "Come over here and say it to my face" (a fact security can back me up) and secondly, the fact I used my forefinger to direct the fan to: 'Come over and say it to my face'.
"I did not gesture with my middle finger. I'm not entitled. This isn't ego. I'm upset. I'm disappointed. And in that moment it was silly but I was being human."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are 2 sides to every story. <a href="https://t.co/Xl2PRyaX2c">pic.twitter.com/Xl2PRyaX2c</a></p>— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcusRashford/status/1504151388221227012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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