Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Manchester United experienced a momentous transfer window during the summer, in which the club brought Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane to Old Trafford.
The high-profile trio possessed undeniable quality but, as a result of their additions combined with the current squad, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer encountered issues when attempting to establish balance on the pitch.
The Norwegian had to formulate a functional system for his players but struggled, with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Bruno Fernandes, Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial expecting to play.
Prior to facing Villarreal, the Red Devils had conceded at least once in all but two of their 17 matches in all competitions this
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