FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Manchester United Training - Aon Training Complex, Manchester, Britain - March 11, 2020 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during training Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough
(Reuters) - Footballers on high wages have unfairly had a target painted on their back during the coronavirus crisis even though many of them are actively helping out in the community, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said.
Britain's Health Minister Matt Hancock sparked a debate last week when he said Premier League players must "play their part" and take a pay cut while the league was suspended so that the clubs' non-playing staff are not furloughed.
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