Rashford has raised £20m for food charity FareShare during the suspension of the season, whilst his passionate, humble and selfless act initially got rejected, the man never gave up and his open letter to all the MP's of the parliament on Monday forced the PM to change his decision on free school meal and launch a special " covid summer food fund " for the six-week summer holiday period.
Solskjaer has lavished praise for the forward on his charitable work and has urged others to use their platform for the greater good, he even went on to suggest he could be a future captain of Manchester United and England.
" I think it's an honour to have Marcus and what he's done during the lockdown has been unbelievable he can help so many kids," Solskjaer told at his pre-match press conference. " He's just shown he's taken from his own experience when he was a kid and knows how much it feels, means and we as a club are proud of him. He's a top footballer and a fantastic human being, future captain, leader, Manchester United, England, who knows....we're really proud of him and his family must be [too].
" As his manager as well, it's been fantastic to follow Marcus during the lockdown period, he got the Prime Minister to change his mind, but also what he's done over the last months, Marcus is such a top, top human being, brought his own experiences and changed the lives of so many kids, he's already been captain of the club and he's proving all the time his human qualities and his qualities as a player of course."
When asked if he has become the most popular man in the country currently, Solskjaer replied, " Yes, what Marcus has done has been incredible with his family, with his own personality.
" Marcus has always been a great human being, coming up through the academy, the club recognised that early on, gave him chances, the talent, but you need to be a human being to come all the way, he's changed the lives of so many kids this summer which is more important than any game he'll play. So hopefully he can keep both sides going as well as he is doing now.
" I don't think Marcus thought about this politically or in any other way than helping people and kids and he knows deep inside he's helped children with food and to change their lives and it makes him feel good about himself and as a role model, a top player he affects people in a good way, it's not about him or anything like that.
" It's up to every individual and footballers as a group , they have been criticised a lot. This lockdown period has made a change in people and made them think about larger issues and different perspective, and for Marcus he's always been a good lad and the change he's made is unbelievable. If you can use your face to change something for the better than why not."
Indeed we agree with Ole, Marcus has done a noble job and has set an example for not only his colleagues but also people from other fields of his stature. Once again, we're are very proud of you Marcus!
GGMU
Cheers,
Arbab
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