Sheffield Wednesday's Jacob Murphy in outstanding act of support to the vulnerable amid coronavirus crisis

The 25-year-old joined his twin brother – Cardiff City’s Josh – in delivering prescriptions to elderly people unable to leave the house. The pair joined a volunteer group to serve the people of Norfolk, where they grew up, eventually signing for Norwich City.

Reports say that the Murphys contribute to an effort that saw vital medication picked up and delivered to 85 households.

It comes as footballers were criticised for not pulling their weight in the ongoing crisis, with health secretary Matt Hancock suggesting Premier League footballers were not paying their fair share of financial burden.

Sheffield Wednesday’s Josh Windass registered his uncomfortableness at the situation, using social media to point out the good work of footballers such as Marcus Rashford in helping during the crisis while suggesting Hancock hypocrisy at not widening the debate to other mega-rich industries.

A backlash followed and Windass later responded: “For everyone tweeting me who clearly don’t understand, ‘overpaid’ footballers pay 40% tax 2% NI, Bill/Millionaire business owners pay 19% through their companies, well the majority anyway. And most footballers are probably if not most are definitely helping the NHS and Keyworkers.

“I’m not saying they should or shouldn’t take pay cuts. But it’s on all of us, not just certain people. In the meantime, the NHS and key workers are doing an incredible job.”