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 takes a knee in support of Black Lives Matter as he returns to the pitch after winning free school meals campaign
manchestereveningnews.co.ukforcing the government into a U-turn over free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children over the summer holidays. Players from both sides took a knee before the game in London on Friday night.All four games of the Premier League's 'Project Restart' have been preceded by players and staff performing the gesture, while 'Black Lives Matter' will replace names on the back of shirts for all matches this weekend.The game has thrown its support behind the movement following the death of George Floyd in the US.During the warm-up, Rashford and his teammates all wore black t-shirt with 'United against racism' emblazoned on the front.On Wednesday night, Rashford's England team-mate Raheem Sterling was one of the players to take a knee at the.
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