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.
‘It’s united Withington’: Residents stand together for Marcus Rashford to be awarded the Freedom of the City.
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A petition has been launched by a resident of Withington to increase the award being presented to Marcus Rashford from the Manchester Award to the Freedom of the City award.
Residents of Withington have rallied around this idea, with some suggesting that he deserved more than the Freedom of the City award.
April Preston, a campaigner in Withington, started the petition because she believes that Marcus Rashford deserves a higher honour than the Manchester Award and believes the community of Withington and wider could be instrumental in making this happen.
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