Get our daily Manchester United email newsletter Sign me up! At just 22, Rashford is the youngest ever recipient of an honorary degree and follows United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton, both of whom were also honoured by the university. “Our university has social responsibility at its core and this sense of civic pride and duty is something we are proud to share with Marcus. “We're very proud of him and hopefully he'll keep his personality for the rest of his life and be himself.”A spokesperson from Manchester United said: “Marcus is an exceptional player and an exceptional person. His work with FareShare and his focus on child poverty make him richly deserving of this tremendous honour and everyone at Manchester United is incredibly proud of him.”

Source: Daily Mirror July 15, 2020 07:02 UTC