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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Alahna Kindred & Paul Britton

Man who Marcus Rashford paid tribute to during England's World Cup win against Wales named

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford dedicated his brace in England's emphatic World Cup victory over Wales to a friend who recently died from cancer, it's been revealed.

Rashford hit a superb free-kick and ended a mazy run by finishing through goalkeeper Danny Ward's legs after Manchester City's Phil Foden had doubled England's lead in what proved to be a 3-0 stroll against their British rivals in Qatar.

The 25-year-old pointed to the sky after finding the net and revealed afterwards that he was paying tribute to a late friend, now named as Garfield Hayward, who it's understood passed away just two days before the game.

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