Man United's Preparations Are Disrupted, Rashford Has Shoulder Surgery And Will Be Out For 12 Weeks

Marcus Rashford (Twitter @ManUtd)

AKARTA - Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford will miss the start of the Premier League season after opting for shoulder surgery.

The 23-year-old, who is part of the England squad for Euro 2020, is expected to be out for around 12 weeks which will disrupt Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's preparations and the start of the new season.

The BBC reported as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 14, that Rashford had a shoulder problem during the latter part of last season so his role was limited to the England squad until the final of Euro 2020.

The striker is one of three England players, apart from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, to miss a penalty in the loss on penalties to Italy at Wembley Stadium.

All three players were subjected to racist abuse online which prompted condemnation from the England national team, the royal family, religious leaders and politicians.

Rashford later apologized for his failure to kick a penalty against Italy at Wembley. But he insisted he would "never apologize for who I am" after being one of three players who were racially abused.

"I can take criticism all day for my performance, my penalty wasn't good enough, should have gone in, but I will never apologize for who I am and where I come from," the Manchester United striker wrote on Twitter.

"I have not felt a prouder moment than wearing three lions on my chest and watching my family cheer me on among tens of thousands of people."

Rashford, who picked up England's third penalty after captain Harry Kane and defender Harry Maguire had scored, stepped in and although he managed to round Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma into the wrong direction, his spot-kick hit the post.

"I don't even know where to start and I don't even know how to put into words how I feel right now," he added.

"I've had a difficult season, I think it's obvious to everyone and I probably went into that final with a bit of confidence."

"I've always been pushing myself for penalties, but something didn't feel right. Before doing so, I took some time out and, unfortunately, the results weren't what I wanted."

"I feel as if I let my team-mates down. I feel as if I let everyone down.

"Penalties are the only things I've been asked to contribute to the team. I can score penalties in my sleep so why not that one? It's been on my mind time and time again since I kicked the ball and there are probably no words to describe how it feels. "

"Final. 55 years. 1 penalty. History. All I can say is I'm sorry. I was hoping things went differently," continued Rahsford.

He also praised his team mates. "This summer has been one of the best camps I've experienced and you all have played a part in it."