Rashford earns his first doctorate, but here's the manager with EIGHT awards

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.

But he's not the only Manchester United hero to have received one.

Sat in the crowd, watching the 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 never played under Ferguson, but the young star has surely been inspired by Fergie and his big list of honorary doctorates.

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

University of Salford - Master of Arts

Robert Gordon University - Doctor of Laws

Glasgow Caledonian University - Doctorate

University of St Andrews - Doctorate

Manchester Metropolitan University - Doctor of Business Administration

University of Stirling - Doctor of University

University of Manchester - Doctorate