Manchester United star Marcus Rashford leads huge new campaign to end child poverty

straight to your inbox There were a few surprised supporters on Friday morning when Manchester United announced their fans' player of the year for the staggered season which ended trophyless last month. Despite only joining in January the accolade went to the talismanic Bruno Fernandes, who staved off competition from Marcus Rashford, Fred and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to claim the award.

United boss has made a habit of promoting homegrown youth stars since he took the reins at Old Trafford in December 2018, with Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay and Jesse Lingard among those who have been at the forefront. United's Under-23s are now competing with the best teams in the country.

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has said he is ‘driven to help as much as he can’ after he launched a taskforce to deal with child poverty.The 22-year-old is aiming to tackle the stigma associated with asking for help, and has been at the forefront of campaigns aimed at stopping children going hungry.More than a million children were able to claim food vouchers after Rashford called on the government to reverse its plans to halt the free school meals programme over the summer.On Good

Marcus Rashford has been praised as an 'absolute hero,' as he spoke about his fight to end child poverty and shared his mother's struggle to feed her family, while encouraging others to speak out. The Manchester United striker, 22, has previously spoken of how his mother would go to bed in tears as she struggled to support her family.In June, the England star's campaigning manged to force a reversal from Government over plans to stop funding free school lunch vouchers.Since then he has launched

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has backed Mason Greenwood to shine this season after taking his iconic No.

straight to your inboxTrent Alexander-Arnold has heaped praise on Marcus Rashford's charity work in trying to end child food poverty.Manchester United star Rashford has grabbed attention this summer due to his campaign to reintroduce free school meals and ending child food poverty.It has led to widespread praise - even from United's rivals.Speaking to the BBC's Football Focus, Liverpool full-back Alexander-Arnold said the work his England teammate Rashford was doing was

straight to your inboxAndreas Pereira is backing Anthony Martial to score an astonishing 45 goals for Manchester United in the new season.The French attacker's 23 goals last term marked his most productive campaign in front of goal since he joined United in 2015 as he struck up a good connection with Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.With the majority of those goals coming in the second half of the season, hopes are high that the quick turnaround for the new Premier League campaign may mean

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side finish third in the Premier League.The 22-year-old also recently missed England duty with another minor niggle, though believes he is ready to return fitter and stronger than ever before.Rashford enjoyed his best ever Old Trafford campaign, scoring 22 goals in all competitions, though missed out to Anthony Martial as the club's top scorer for the season, and admitted his form must improve in the new campaign after a difficult run post-lockdown."I missed four or five

straight to your inboxAhead of the release of FIFA 21 in October, EA have revealed the top 100 highest-rated players on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, with four Manchester United players included in the list.United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is the highes-rated player in the Reds squad, ahead of Paul Pogba, David De Gea and Marcus Rashford.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, September 8.Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford’s efforts to combat child poverty in the United Kingdom have been recognised with a PFA Merit award.Rashford successfully lobbied the UK government to provide free school meals for children throughout the summer holidays."It's a huge honour and I hope it encourages and promotes other players to do things to help,” said Rashford.“It's been a long journey but

straight to your inboxManchester United striker Marcus Rashford has been awarded the PFA Merit Award following his work to combat child poverty in the United Kingdom. The award is presented to someone who has given great service to the game over a lengthy period of time and Rashford has been recognised for his efforts, which took centre stage during the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox Manchester United pair Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood have been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. United Women's forward Lauren James is also up for the Young Player of the Year award in the women's game.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have joked it was no coincidence that Jadon Sancho was pictured alongside Marcus Rashford to model England's new training kit range.The Three Lions unveiled their new Nike jerseys with a host of promotional images and Rashford was pictured alongside the Borussia Dortmund star, setting United fans into a frenzy.Sancho remains a priority transfer target for United but MEN Sport understand there has been no resolution to the issues currently facing the

straight to your inboxMason Greenwood believes Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford has had the biggest influence on his career so far.The 18-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, netting 18 goals in all competitions to help United secure a return to the Champions League.Greenwood's impressive form led to praise from legendary England forwards Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney with Gareth Southgate rewarding his efforts with a debut call-up to the senior England