The Athletic newspaper revealed that Manchester United was planning to have its players go down to the last Everton match wearing a jacket in support of the gay community, if it weren’t for Moroccan star Noussair Mazraoui.
The last round of the Premier League was dedicated to supporting homosexuality, and this was evident by the team captains wearing a rainbow flag captain’s armband.
Ipswich Town’s Egyptian captain Sam Morsy refused to wear the colored armband out of respect for his religious beliefs, while Crystal Palace captain Mark Gueye wrote on the colored armband “I love Jesus”.
The duo were not punished by their clubs or the Premier League, but their position was understood, unlike what usually happens in the French League or the German League in cases like this.
According to “The Athletic”, Noussair Mazraoui rejected a proposal from the United management to wear a jacket in support of homosexuals and enter Old Trafford stadium with it before the Everton match.
United players supported Mazraoui’s right to refuse and backed down from the idea, which eventually led to the club cancelling the entire deal.
Mazraoui faced a similar situation last year after he supported Gaza on Instagram, but Bayern Munich punished him and forced him to issue an apology and sidelined him until he left last summer to join United.
Since joining the Red Devils, the Moroccan international has participated in 20 matches in all competitions, during which he provided four assists, and he was also awarded the English club’s Player of the Month award for last November, amid great praise from his coach Ruben Amorim.
