The role of footballers in receent weeks has been questioned, as everyone looks to pull together.
Health secretary Matt Hancock called for Premier Legue players to take a pay cut and it remains to be seen what will happen on that front.
No matter what action is taken though, players up and down the country have been helping in different ways already, with Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz the latest to show some generosity.
That’s after it was revealed that the Brazilian has donated food baskets to people in Nova Holanda, which is in Rio de Janeiro – where the midfielder is originally from.
Twitter: Douglas Luiz has donated food baskets to the people of Nova Holanda, in Rio de Janeiro. [@jornalextra] #avfc (@villareport)
As you might expect, Luiz’s actions prompted a lot of praise from fans who are delighted to see a Villa player helping out his local community, particularly after Jack Grealish’s recent conduct which brought widespread criticism.
Here we look at some of the responses to the Luiz update on Twitter, with many praising him but with some deciding to, bizarrely, take the time to mock his performances so far this season.
Twitter: @villareport @jornalextra Incoming comments of that’s the first thing he’s produced all year (@josh__avfc)
Twitter: @villareport @jornalextra “BuT hE sTilL eArNs 50K a WeEk” (@MattAVFC_)
Twitter: my number 6 https://t.co/awhzabf3wz (@luizrole)
Twitter: Never forgot your roots 👏 https://t.co/sS43GEoEHa (@MisterGuilbert)
Twitter: Well done to Douglas Luiz #AVFC https://t.co/Lus1jqtZXz (@Villaboy89)
Twitter: @villareport @jornalextra Fair play earning a good reputation at a young age👍 (@KaiSims7)
Twitter: @villareport @jornalextra Apparently he got dispossessed and they ended up in Buenos Aires, not the intended target (@StanStaunton)
