Manchester United star Marcus Rashford makes an unfortunate blunder in his farewell letter to David de Gea.

Marcus Rashford made a social media gaffe when he posted a farewell message to ex-Manchester United teammate David de Gea.

The Spanish custodian confirmed his departure from Old Trafford on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract.

De Gea, the Red Devils’ No. 1 for over a decade, had become a free agent at the beginning of the month.

The 32-year-old had hoped that a deal could be reached, but United are now seeking a successor, with Inter Milan’s Andre Onana being considered.

Bruno Fernandes was quick to pay respect to the Manchester United icon, emphasising that the 2013 Premier League champion deserved a better send-off.

And Rashford, the dynamic attacker, too expressed his opinions on De Gea’s departure, although he was left red-faced after making a rookie blunder – which was immediately corrected.

The original upload appeared to show the England international requesting a member of his staff who maintains his Instagram account to make the Instagram post on his behalf.

An image on Rashford’s account saw him embracing De Gea, with the caption reading: “Caption ideas: You were here from my breakthrough, good luck with your next stepbrother.”

After being spotted by a number of fans, the first two words of the post were swiftly removed.

Though plenty of users were quick to take a screenshot of the original post where they shared it online.

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