Jose Mourinho has paid a special tribute to Marcus Rashford ahead of Manchester United’s clash with Tottenham on Friday night. Rashford’s campaign for children to receive free school meals outside of term time prompted a U-turn from the Government earlier this week. Following a personal plea from Rashford, as well as an open letter to MPs, around 1.3 million children in England will now benefit as a result of the new decision. And Mourinho, who managed Rashford for three years at Manchester United, has praised the 22-year-old for his efforts. ‘He did amazingly well, I congratulate him on that,’ said Mourinho.
It’s a bit strange for me that one football player can make it happen and, if it happens, it’s because the government realises it is the right thing to do. Rashford ‘grateful’ to PM for changing mind on free school meals Play Video Loaded: 0%Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time 0:00 / Duration Time 4:58 Fullscreen ‘The government shouldn’t wait for one player to come out publicly and put some pressure on them for that to happen. ‘The 18-year-old kid I met a few years ago is now a man, and a man with principles. ‘To fight for kids very similar to him when he was a young kid is something very nice from Marcus
