Marcus Rashford received an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester as a reward for his ongoing campaign against child poverty in the UK this week.

The 23-year-old is the youngest in the university’s history to be handed an honorary doctorate, which is given as a way of honouring a person’s contributions to a specific field or to society in general.

Rashford’s work for charity has earned him plaudits worldwide
But he’s not the only Manchester United hero to have received one.

Sat in the crowd, watching England forward go up on stage to collect his award alongside Rashford’s family, was the man who picked up EIGHT in the last twenty-five years – Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rashford pictured with United legend, Sir Alex Ferguson

Here’s the list of the universities that gave the United legend one of these prestigious awards:

University of Salford (1996) – Master of Arts
Robert Gordon University (1997) – Doctor of Laws
Glasgow Caledonian University (2001) – Doctorate
University of St Andrews (2002) – Doctorate
Manchester Metropolitan University (2009) – Doctor of Business Administration
University of Stirling (2011) – Doctor of University
University of Manchester (2011) – Doctorate
Ulster University (2014) – Doctor of Science

Source TalkSport