Alex Ferguson hails Marcus Rashford and makes child food poverty pledge

Sir Alex Ferguson has been impressed with Marcus Rashford’s charity work (Martin Rickett/Paul Ellis/PA)

Alex Ferguson has praised the efforts of Marcus Rashford as he teamed up with the Manchester United forward to tackle child food poverty.

Rashford was awarded an MBE for his recent campaigning – which also saw the British Government twice make a U-turn on providing free school meals during holidays.