Marcus Rashford to earn an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester

Marcus Rashford, 22, campaigned for the government to allow approximately 1.3 million children to claim free school meal vouchers in the summer holidays in England, due to the current situation. According to the BBC, the Manchester United forward will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester, the highest honor the university can bestow.

The young English attacker stated that it was “a proud day for me and my family” “When you look at the big names this PhD has received in the past, it's humbling,” he said humbly. And is that, among others, Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, two legends of the 'red devils', also received this award.

“We still have a long way to go in the fight to combat child poverty in this country“Rashford continued,” but being recognized by your city means we are going in the right direction, and that's a lot. ” The manager of the ‘red devils’, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, spoke about this award and described the striker as a “great person”, someone who “cares much more about others than himself” “I am very proud of him and hopefully he will maintain his personality for the rest of his life,” he concluded.