Marcus Rashford has explained that his goal celebration against Wales in the World Cup was dedicated to a late friend who recently passed away from cancer.
The Manchester United striker found the net twice in the 3-0 win, firing home a free-kick shortly after half-time before blasting an effort through goalkeeper Danny Ward on 68 minutes.
After netting his first, TV cameras captured Rashford kneeling down and pointing to the sky after receiving the congratulations of his teammates. After the game, the 25-year-old outlined why he did so, saying: “Unfortunately I lost one of my friends a couple of days ago.
