Marcus Rashford has posted an emotional thanks for the support he has received following his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final, despite the Manchester United forward having been the recipient of racial abuse. Rashford hit the post with his spot-kick in England's 3-2 shoot-out defeat to Italy ? Gianluigi Donnarumma subsequently saving efforts from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka. United star Rashford had been introduced by Gareth Southgate in the dying embers of extra time at Wembley, seemingly specifically with penalties in mind. After the game, the 23-year-old ? whose fight for children to have access to free school meals has led to a shift in UK government policy ? along with Saka, Sancho and Raheem Sterling, was targetted by hateful messages on social media.