Andy Murray hits back at anti-English accusations as 'nonsense'
The British tennis hero has rejected accusations of him being anti-English.
What can Andy Murray do or say to make people clear that he is not anti-English?
Well, now he's had another attempt at putting the sorry issue to bed once and for all by blasting claims that he dislikes the English as "nonsense".
The former Wimbledon champion made the very strong argument that "I am going to get married to one" as evidence that he does, in fact, rather like some English people and hopes the extended row will finally go away.
The British number one, who is to marry Kim Sears in April, has explained how he finds accusations of him being anti-English upsetting as many of his family and future in-laws would not be happy.
"The whole notion that I don't like English people is nonsense," he said.
"I work with English people on a daily basis. I am going to get married to one. I live here. It is just nonsense.
"That's the thing that upsets me the most about it. Some of my family are English. I am also getting married to an Englishwoman so my in-laws are all English."
Speaking about his late involvement in the Scottish independence online debate, declaring his support for a Yes vote on the eve of the referendum, he has explained what made him make that intervention.
"I was lying awake at night. I wanted to say something," he said. "The thing that irritates me the most is that somehow you can't be pro-independence and pro-British.
"My feeling is Scotland is its own country. Every country would work better if it was in control of its own destiny.
"I said at the time that the people of Scotland will make the right decision. Just because I think one way doesn't mean it's the right way for Scotland."
He went on to say he was 'disappointed' by his decision to send the tweet and claimed it was not really in his character after receiving a sadly inevitable torrent of abuse.
"I don't normally do stuff like that. So, yeah, I was a bit disappointed by that. It's time to move on. I can't go back on that and I'll concentrate on my tennis for the next few months," he said.
Murray has struggled to shake off the anti-English tag ever since he joking said he hoped 'anyone but England' would win the World Cup back in 2006 when he was just 19 years old.
