BEVERLY HILL, January 15, (THEWILL) – England and Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, has opened up on the only regret in his football career.
Rashford disclosed this on Thursday during the Football Writers’ Association’s annual tribute awards saying he regrets not playing for former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, in his career.
At the ceremony, Ferguson led the tributes to the Manchester United star, whom he has known since he was 7. Ferguson applauded Rashford for his contribution on and off the pitch.
Ferguson said: “I have known him since being a kid of 7 years of age, and seen him develop through the ranks of Manchester United into a truly wonderful person.
“Apart from his football life, what he has achieved in the last few months is quite astonishing, how he has helped the people in need is a truly amazing achievement.
“I would like to congratulate him on that. He has shown to young people in particular there is a different way of dealing with life.
“He has shown great humility, he has shown courage to do what he did, so this achievement is well deserved and should be recognised with what he has done.
“So Marcus, well done on a fantastic achievement.”
After receiving the award, Rashford said: “’For me [hearing from Ferguson] was an unbelievable experience and I think for me that is probably the only regret I have ever had in my career, never having the chance to play under Sir Alex.
“It is something which is probably never going to happen now but to be on the phone with him and just have 10 or 15 minutes conversation with him was amazing and I am pleased he was aware of the situation and he wanted to help as well, so it was brilliant.
“He has always, from the beginning really, backed me with what I am doing.
“Probably when other people in sports were telling me not to do it and just focus on football, he said if I believed in that, and I believe it is the right thing to do, then he is behind it. Those words from him are an amazing feeling to hear that.”
