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.
Manchester United star launched a new petition today urging the government to end child food poverty. It comes after Marcus, from Wythenshawe, forced the government into a spectacular U-turn with his campaign to provide free school meals during the summer holidays.
He was even announced as an MBE recipient in the Queen's Birthday Honours last week for his efforts.The footballer's latest call was for vouchers to be distributed for October's half-term break and at Christmas.
But the Prime Minister's spokesman has said his success the first time will not be repeated, insisting: "We are in a different position now," the Independent reports.
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