England and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says helping children is "very important" during the coronavirus pandemic and is working to get free food for those not in school.

The 22-year-old has been working with charity FareShare to help children in Manchester after schools were closed.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Rashford said the work was "top of my to-do list" and spoke about his childhood.

"I am just trying to impact the next generation in a positive way," he said.

"I have done a lot of work with children and when I heard about the schools shutting down, I knew some kids would not be getting free meals at school.

"When I was at school, I was on free meals and my mum wouldn't get home until around six o'clock so my next meal would have been about eight o'clock.

"I was fortunate, and there are kids in much more difficult situations that don't get their meals at home."

Manchester United have joined forces with rivals Manchester City to raise money in a bid to help those affected by the global pandemic.

Rashford said the work they have been doing has helped raise £100,000 which will feed 400,000 children across Manchester.