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Emotional Marcus Rashford says 'close doesn't mean anything' and insists Man United MUST forge a winning mentality after Europa League final heartache - before revealing he had 'at least 70 racial slurs' on his social media accounts after defeat

Marcus Rashford put his emotions on full display after Manchester United's agonising defeat in the Europa League final against Villarreal, before later revealing he had suffered online racial abuse.

The striker pulled no punches in his pre-match interview, in which he stressed that 'close was not good enough' as United failed to win their first trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Rashford then took to social media just over an hour after the final whistle and said: 'At least 70 racial slurs on my social accounts counted so far. For those working to make me feel any worse than I already do, good luck trying.