Marcus Rashford, the Manchester United striker, has been given a six-month driving ban and fined £1,666 after being caught speeding at 104mph in his £560,000 Rolls-Royce on the M60 in Manchester

Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford has been hit with a six-month driving ban and fined £1,600 after he was caught speeding at 104mph on the M60 in his £560,000 Rolls-Royce.

The incident, which happened on December 12, came less than two months after the star wrecked another luxury Rolls-Royce in a car crash.

The England star claimed he was driving so fast on the motorway that he feared being chased by a white car and getting followed 'all the time'. 

Manchester Magistrates' Court heard how Rashford was traveling on the M60 near Stockport in the early hours of December 12, 2023, when he sped past an undercover cop in an unmarked BMW that was fitted with calibrated speeding equipment.

The officer,  DC Maskrey, said he 'increased his speed' to catch Rashford's Rolls Royce Cullinan Blue Shadow.

His BMW traveled at speeds at least 104mph, he said, but at 'no point' was he able to close the distance between the two vehicles.

Instead, the distance had actually increased as Rashford's car negotiated a 'sweeping' bend.

Rashford eventually pulled off the motorway onto the A34 but the officer continued to follow his Rolls Royce before activating his emergency lights.

After stopping in the road, Rashford told DC Maskrey he was speeding because he'd been followed by a white vehicle at a set of traffic lights.

He also said he thought the officer's white BMW was the vehicle following him.

The officer said he advised the player to call 999 if he felt he is being followed.

But Rashford had replied that 'it happens all the time and he would be calling us every day'.

DC Maskrey said he had not seen any white car himself and after reviewing video footage from his BMW he'd found no evidence of one.

Rashford, who attended court via a CVP link, previously admitted the speeding through a single justice procedure.

District Judge Lucy Hogarth handed him six penalty points which meant he was banned for six months under the totting up procedure.  He was also given a £1666 fine, a surcharge of £666, and told to pay £120 costs.