Solskjaer praises Rashford for school dinners campaign


FILE PHOTO: Europa League - Manchester United Training - Aon Training Complex, Manchester, Britain - March 11, 2020 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during training. Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

(Reuters) - Marcus Rashford's campaign to prompt a government u-turn on free school meal vouchers for needy children in the UK is more important than anything he has done on the pitch, according to his Manchester United manager Old Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester-born Rashford, 22, has received widespread praise after writing an open letter to the government asking it to reconsider its decision to not issue vouchers outside term time.

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