Marcus Rashford’s celebration after scoring for England was a tribute to a buddy who just lately misplaced their battle with most cancers.
The Three Lions ace scored a brace within the 3-0 win over Wales in Qatar on Tuesday night time.
Rashford’s first purpose got here after the interval from a surprising free-kick that gave goalkeeper Danny Ward no probability between the posts. He then celebrated the strike by kneeling down and pointing in the direction of the sky along with his eyes closed.
Talking after the sport, Rashford instructed reporters the celebration was in honour of a buddy who died simply days earlier than the match.
Marcus Rashford revealed he devoted his targets towards Wales to a buddy who handed away from most cancers just a few days in the past ❤️pic.twitter.com/uBWvGzUM3m
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He mentioned: “Sadly I misplaced one among my associates a few days in the past.
“He’s had fairly a protracted battle with most cancers so I’m happy I managed to attain for him.
“He’s all the time been an enormous supporter of mine, he was only a nice individual and I’m happy he got here into my life actually.”
Rashford’s second purpose noticed him showcase some fantastic talent to chop in from the precise flank.
Hopefully he can proceed this way when he returns to United after the World Cup.
