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.
Marcus Rashford praises his mum's sacrifices to put food on the table when he was growing up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford has praised his mum's sacrifices to put food on the table when he was growing up.
The Manchester United striker has dominated headlines over the past few months, after his campaign to extend free school meal vouchers into the school holidays.He twice forced Boris Johnson into u-turns during his campaign.The England international, from Wythenshawe, has now hailed his mum Melanie's efforts to put food on the table when he was a kid.In a joint BBC Breakfast interview to be broadcast on Thursday morning (December 16), Melanie reveals how she worked three jobs to provide for Marcus and his siblings.She says: “I had three jobs and if I didn’t do that we wouldn’t have been able to cook a pot.
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