Rashford’s mural was completed in autumn 2020, by street artist Akse, in recognition of the footballer’s campaign to extend free school meals during the coronavirus pandemic.
Months later, Rashford and two other black England players who also missed penalties faced a barrage of racist abuse – and the damaged mural provided a place for people to visit to show their solidarity and support.
Hundreds of messages were left to cover up the vandalism.
Mr Wellard said: “It was a significant mural when we painted it, when it was vandalised and then with the reaction.
“It was an important moment in our cultural historyā€¯.
Donations flooded in to repair the artwork, near where the player attended Old Moat Primary School in Withington, and surplus money was given to local food banks.