The chief executive of Manchester United's charity arm has been slammed after he joked to Alessia Russo that he wouldn't hand over her Women's Player of the Year trophy because it was 'too heavy'.
Russo was named the winner of the prize during the club's end-of-season award ceremony on Monday night, after an excellent season in which she scored 12 goals in all competitions.
However, there was an awkward moment when she was up on stage with Manchester United Foundation's chief executive John Shiels.
In a video which has been shared on social media, Shiels said: 'I'm not going to give this trophy to Alessia because it's so heavy.