When my 6 year old writes his birthday list and wants a dog and Marcus Rashford as his friend! 😳 I might have once disappointed son. @MarcusRashford pic.twitter.com/Xf3zWbEtbC
— Debbie Gray (@DebthewebGray) October 8, 2020
Young fan Mario had just two wishes for his 6th birthday: a dog, and for Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford to be his friend.
The boy’s mother shared a photo of the wish list on Twitter, lamenting the fact that she might have “one disappointed son”.
Mario asked for @MarcusRashford to be his friend for his birthday ⚽️
And the #MUFC striker responded brilliantly 👏
The only problem was, Mario didn't believe it 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ozRfeMKrbs
— BBC Radio Manchester (@BBCRadioManc) October 9, 2020
However, the tweet went on to receive a lot of attention and eventually came to the notice of Rashford, who replied wishing Mario a happy birthday “from his friend”.
Debbie Gray then filmed her son’s disbelieving reaction as she relayed him the good news, a clip that was picked up by BBC Manchester.
This is actually so sweet. Make sure you wish him a happy birthday for me. Tell him it’s from his friend ♥️
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) October 9, 2020