Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
2,000 free school meals claimed in Salford during half-term after council supports Marcus Rashford campaign
manchestereveningnews.co.ukfree meals to children over half term. However, it was recently announced that the government will be spending more than £400m to support poor children and their families in a winter grant scheme.
The scheme will be run by councils but Salford City Council had already made plans to extend its own offer to cover the Christmas period.
To help finance the free school meal campaign, the Spirit of Salford Network launched a fundraiser to find resources from the community.
The council is currently deciding on which service should receive the money raised.Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “The free meals in the school holidays has been a massive success.
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