Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford admits it took Premier League players some time to come up with the ‘Players Together’ charity initiative because they wanted to avoid a potential “backlash”.
English top-flight stars have launched a “collective initiative” to help “distribute money to where it is needed most” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, had previously urged footballers to take a pay cut and play their part amid the global crisis.
But Rashford, 22, insists it was always in their plans to donate funds to the NHS, explaining how they wanted to help “in the best way possible”. “I think for us, we want to help in the best way possible, and getting the money to the right places is a
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