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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

King Charles meets Gareth Southgate on Marcus Rashford's old Wythenshawe stomping ground... and asks how United are playing

King Charles visited Marcus Rashford's old youth club in Wythenshawe - and showed off his own football skills during a brief kickabout with youngsters. The King and Queen Consort also met England manager Gareth Southgate to discuss the work of the Prince's Trust as they spent around an hour at Norbrook Community Centre in Northern Moor on Friday.

And the King also enquired about Manchester United's fortunes as he asked a group of teenagers: 'Are they playing better now?' The visit was part of a whirlwind tour of Greater Manchester, with the monarch also visiting Bolton, the GCHQ headquarters in Manchester city centre and the Kellogg's factory in Trafford Park.

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