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Liam Wood

'Marcus Gnashford' - Baby beaver named after Manchester United star

There's only one 'Marcus Gnashford'!

There has been an outpouring of love for Marcus Rashford following his missed penalty in the Euro 2020 final, which resulted in a torrent of online racist abuse directed at him and his England teammates, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka.

Amidst of all this, a baby beaver has been named after the Manchester United forward following a vote on social media.

For the first time in 400 years, a baby beaver has been born at Exmoor - the National Trust's Holnicote Estate.

To mark that historic occasion, the conservation charity opened up an online vote, with thousands voting in favour of naming the new-born kit after the player.

As it turned out, 'Gnashford' received half of the votes ahead of Banksy and two other suggestions.

National Trust project manager at Holnicote Ben Eardley said: "The beavers are doing a lot of what we want to see in terms of conservation and land management.

"They are letting the light and water into the site - helping natural processes and providing opportunities for a host of other wildlife."

And it is exactly that type of selflessness that has made the real Rashford such a favourite at Old Trafford and beyond.

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