Man United ‘SCRAP plans to wear LGBT rainbow jacket after devout Muslim Noussair Mazraoui refused to wear it’ – leaving team-mates unhappy – after Marc Guehi controversy

Man United reportedly scrapped plans to wear an LGBT rainbow jacket after Noussair Mazraoui refused to wear it.

For the past two years, as part of the Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign, United’s players have worn a pride-themed jersey as a pre-match warm-up to show support for the match. LGBTQ+ community.

According to The AthleticsThis year, United planned to wear a rainbow jacket ahead of the match against Everton, but Moroccan star Noussair Mazraoui refused.

The outlet claims that de Mazraoui, a devout Muslim, told his teammates he would not wear the jacket, citing his religious faith as reasoning.

The club then decided that no player would wear the tracksuit, meaning Mazraoui would not be publicly singled out. The decision was reportedly made hours before kick-off on Sunday.

Mazraoui’s refusal to wear the pre-match jacket comes after Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy – who is also a devout Muslim – twice refused to wear the rainbow armband.

In previous seasons, United wore the top to show their support for the LGBT community

Mazraoui (left) – a devout Muslim – told his teammates he would not wear it because of his faith

As part of this year’s Premier League Rainbow Laces campaigncaptains of top clubs were given rainbow bracelets to wear over the weekend and during the ongoing round of midweek matches.

Morsy, 33, a practicing Muslim, was not wearing the bracelet for Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Nottingham forest because of his religious beliefs.

He was also spotted without the rainbow armband as the players took to the pitch for Tuesday night’s match between Ipswich and Palace on Portmanweg.

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi – a devout Christian – chose to write ‘Jesus loves You’ on his rainbow bracelet. The FA has since been reprimanded.

In light of Morsy’s refusal to wear the rainbow armband this weekend, Ipswich released a statement insisting the club ‘proudly supports’ the Premier League campaign.

‘Ipswich Town Football Club strives to be a fully inclusive club that welcomes everyone.

‘We proudly support the Premier League ‘s Rainbow Laces campaign and support the LGBTQ+ community in promoting equality and acceptance,” the spokesperson said.

Guehi’s father – who acThe Justice Secretary – has since accused the FA of double standards after Muslim player Morsy, who refused to wear the armband, was not punished – claiming they are caving to the LGBT community’s demands over Christians.

He told MailOnline: ‘I say: has he offended anyone? I don’t think so. I really believe in what the Bible says: Jesus loves everyone, and in my opinion Marc did not offend anyone with what he wrote.

“Jesus loved everyone, so by saying ‘I love Jesus’ on his bracelet I really don’t see what is offensive and what the problem is.

‘If you look at what the LGBT community does, they try to impose what they believe on others. It’s faith against faith, but ultimately everyone is entitled to an opinion.

“But if the purpose of that opinion is to offend you then there is a problem, but if my opinion is just to express what I feel then that’s fine with me and I don’t think what Marc on that bracelet wrote is offensive.

“He’s talking about him, he loves Jesus and like I said, he refused to wear that bracelet. Like Morsy, people should pay more attention to the person who refused to wear it.

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