Marcus Rashford was guilty of a social media clanger when posting a goodbye message to ex-Manchester United teammate David de Gea.
The Spanish goalkeeper announced his Old Trafford exit on Saturday having failed to agree terms on a new deal.
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De Gea, who was the Red Devils’ No.1 for more than a decade, had become a free agent at the start of the month.
There was hope from the 32-year-old that an agreement could be thrashed out, but United are now looking at finding his replacement – with Inter Milan’s Andre Onana eyed up.
Bruno Fernandes was quick to pay tribute to the United legend, as he stressed that the 2013 Premier League champion deserved a better send-off.
And versatile forward Rashford also shared his thoughts on De Gea’s exit, but he was left red-faced after making a rookie error – which was quickly altered.
The England international’s initial upload appeared to show him asking a member of his team who manages his account to make the Instagram post on his behalf.
An image on Rashford’s account saw him embracing De Gea, with the caption reading: “Caption ideas: You were here from my breakthrough, good luck with your next step brother.”
After being spotted by a number of fans, the first two words of the post were swiftly removed.
Though plenty of users were quick to take a screenshot of the original post where they shared it online.
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After Rashford – or his social media team made the changes – the comment section on the post was disabled.
And while De Gea failed to sign a new deal at the Theatre of Dreams, all signs point towards Rashford penning fresh terms beyond 2024.
It has been reported that he is in line to become United’s highest-paid player where he will pocket a whopping £375,000-per-week.
