Every child should pick up the book and believe that I wrote it for them… I want to give a huge thanks to Macmillan for believing in me and believing in the process, and a big thanks to Carl [Anka, the journalist who co-wrote the book with Rashford] as well because he played a massive role in the book being completed. Without him it wouldn’t have been able to run so smoothly.

The reason I made the book and the purpose of the book was to give kids the opportunity that I never had but as I got older it is something that is really important… I think the way that the book has been perceived and the reception it has got and the actual words that I have heard from a lot of the kids – they have taken different stuff from the book, which is what I intended to do.

With Rashford unavailable to accept the award on the night, a special delegate was dispatched to collect the trophy in his stead: his mum! You can see her lovely acceptance (and apology) speech here.