Ashley Young has never been one of the most popular or prolific players out there, but he absolutely killed it for the English World Cup team back in 2018 and enjoyed a fair few reasons at Manchester United, winning a decent haul of medals – he just never had that A-list persona I don’t think.
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However, the Coronavirus crisis has thrust him back into the spotlight as people are bizarrely commending him for giving better advice than the UK government during the pandemic and even though it’s really weird those people are completely and utterly right. Young is currently plying his trade at Inter Milan, placing him smack bang in the centre of the Italian outbreak, and he decided to share his thoughts and advice for staying safe and halting the pandemic:
Realistically a supermarket is now your main risk at spreading this virus and even catching it. Speaking with family and friends at home it sounds like going to get food is just crazy. Remember, lockdown means lockdown!
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
Please read the following and share this if you haven’t already, it really is time to do your bit to help tackle this awful global crisis we are in!
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
‼ Always use gloves from moment you get out of your car! You don’t want to touch trolleys that other hands have been on. Keep the gloves on until you are getting back in the car.
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
‼ Always keep your distance at the till. Keep the trolley behind you when you unpack at the till as it stops people from being able to to get too close.
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
‼ This may sound harsh but treat everybody that’s not in your household as if they have the virus, you just don’t know!!!
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
‼ Most importantly, just stay safe! This is what we are doing here, it’s not an overreaction, it’s staying safe. And just remember others should be looking at you in this way as well. It’s not horrible, it’s a way of keeping your distance to ultimately help save lives.
— Ashley Young (@youngy18) March 24, 2020
I mean wow, what a succinct, understandable and more importantly reasonable way of communicating information and getting people to stay safe and be sensible. Get him a job as a comms guy at 10 Downing Street. Boris Johnson could probably take a few tips off him right?
For more of the same, check out when he starred in a trailer to Independence Day with other Manchester United players. Embarrassing.
