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.
Man Utd and England player Marcus Rashford's petition demanding government end child food poverty
manchestereveningnews.co.uk#endchildfoodpoverty campaign that he is spearheading here. At the weekend, it was announced that he was awarded an MBE for services to vulnerable children, when he campaigned for a u-turn on free school meals during the pandemic.It comes as the Food Foundation released data showing that 1.4 million children (18 per cent) in the UK have reported experiences of food insecurity over the summer holidays.In a heartfelt plea, Marcus said: "For too long this conversation has been delayed."Child food poverty in the UK is not a result of Covid-19.
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