Rashford free school meals row shines light on role of catering firms

straight to your inbox every day for freeIan Wright has called on social media companies to do more to stop racism after Manchester United star Marcus Rashford spoke out about the abuse he received.Rashford received abhorrent racist messages on Instagram following United’s 0-0 draw against Arsenal on Saturday evening.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale says Marcus Rashford's "humility shone through" during a post-match chat with the Manchester United striker.Rashford and United take on the Blades at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Wednesday evening (8.15pm).

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday, January 26. Marcus Rashford has been declared fit for Manchester United 's Premier League clash with Sheffield United on Wednesday evening.

direct to your inbox Pupils from a primary school in Moston have dedicated a heartwarming song to footballer Marcus Rashford after his successful free school meal campaign.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer credited Manchester United's substitutes with a role in Mason Greenwood's equaliser against Liverpool on Sunday.Greenwood ended a run of 10 games without a goal in all competitions against the Premier League champions as he cancelled out Mo Salah's opener following an impressive pass by Marcus Rashford.Rashford picked out Greenwood with a long diagonal ball from the left flank and Solskjaer said United's No.10 was made aware of his

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer said Marcus Rashford will have a scan on a knee injury after coming off in the 3-2 win over Liverpool.Manchester United produced one of their performances of the season to beat Jurgen Klopp's side in the fourth-round FA Cup clash at Old Trafford. Rashford played a key role, assisting Mason Greenwood for United's first goal and then scoring their second.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is the one player who has been the 'shining light' for Manchester City in recent weeks.That is the view of former Arsenal and England star Alex Scott, who was very impressed with the City academy graduate during their win over Cheltenham Town in the FA Cup.City looked close to being on the receiving end of a cup upset when Alfie May gave the League Two side the lead, but three goals from Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres secured the win for Pep Guardiola’s

Bolton chef decided to cook up some affordable 'school dinners' and share his recipes, following the controversy about 'woefully inadequate' food parcels in parts of Greater Manchester. Gareth Mason, who recently went viral for his 'three-tier' fish, chips and mushy peas pie, decided to visit Aldi and see how many ingredients he could buy for £20.

straight to your inbox every day for free"Oh no," Jamie Carragher lamented. Bruno Fernandes's deft prod had released a two-on-two breakaway and there was an inevitable tone about Martin Tyler's commentary."Here comes the counter-attack," Tyler confirmed.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has defended Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford in the wake of Manchester United's draw with Liverpool.United played out a goalless stalemate against Jurgen Klopp's men at Anfield on Sunday. The result kept Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side at the top of the Premier League table - three points ahead of the Reds.Liverpool are now fourth, a point behind Manchester City and Leicester City going into this week's matches.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane insisted Paul Pogba "had to score" his golden chance against Liverpool and suggested Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes had games to forget. After a tepid first-half performance from both teams, United grew stronger in the second half and had two major opportunities to win at Anfield for the first time since 2016.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford has admitted he would have loved to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. In a wide-ranging interview with the FWA, Rashford has spoken about his career on the pitch with United as well as work done off the pitch in the past 12 months.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford believes that his Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernandes would defeat club legend Roy Keane in a rap battle.Rashford was asked the bizarre questions while receiving the Football Writers' Association annual tribute award for outstanding services to the game.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford has admitted that Manchester United's players are always arguing over penalties in training - and that Jose Mourinho told them how to win more spot-kicks during games. As a team with so much attacking talent, it's inevitable that there are always plenty of volunteers when ever United win a spot-kick.

straight to your inbox every day for free Sir Alex Ferguson has paid an emotional tribute to Marcus Rashford after the Manchester United forward was honoured at the Football Writers' Association annual tribute awards.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has heaped praise on Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford for challenging the government on a number of key issues over the past year.Rashford successfully campaigned for the government to continue the free school meals scheme last year and held the government accountable again this week after images of the shocking packages vulnerable families had received went viral on social media.Prime Minister Boris Johnson branded the food packages

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford has held an "assuring" conversation with Boris Johnson after images emerged of inadequate food parcels on social media. The Manchester United striker has been heavily involved in campaigning against child hunger in the UK and revealed that the Prime Minister had promised a "full review" on the situation.