Work is under way in Manchester to preserve thousands of messages posted on a mural in support of the Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford. Within hours of the defacement local residents and well-wishers had covered it with messages, and the mural then underwent repairs. 1:03 Messages at the site in Withington, Manchester will be preserved despite some suffering rain damageAmanda Wallace of Manchester Art Gallery told Sky Sports News: "It is really important to keep it. "Everybody wants to keep it, these are really heartfelt messages against what happened and in support of Marcus. Manchester City Council has begun the process of removing the messages for freezing and drying and will then transport them to the library archives.

Source: Sky sports July 23, 2021 13:52 UTC