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.
Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Marcus Rashford has pleaded with the Prime Minister to stop the plans to cut the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit.
The 23-year-old Manchester United player, who last year successfully campaigned to get children free school meals, asked Boris Johnson not to axe the extra cash on October 6, the Mirror reports.
He warned: “Instead of removing vital support, we should be focusing on developing a long-term roadmap out of this child hunger pandemic.” READ MORE:Strictly star makes his dancefloor debut just hours after father's funeral Adding: “On October 6, millions lose a lifeline.
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