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 blocked Ralf Rangnick from signing striker in transfer window
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United blocked Ralf Rangnick's attempt to sign a striker on transfer deadline day in January because the scouting department claimed no one was available on the market.
Rangnick pushed for United to reinforce their attack after allegations emerged against Mason Greenwood on January 30. United confirmed later that day they had suspended Greenwood, 20, indefinitely.
Rangnick sanctioned Anthony Martial's loan to Sevilla until the end of the season, which went through on January 26, and had Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Elanga available in attack, with Bruno Fernandes, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard options in the No.10 role. READ MORE: United give team and injury news vs Brighton Rashford and Cavani have not scored since Greenwood last played for United in their 1-0 victory over West Ham on January 22, which lifted them to fourth in the Premier League table.
United are now sixth and resigned to playing in the Europa League next season. Greenwood contributed six goals this season before he was withdrawn from the United squad; Rashford is on five goals, Elanga three, Cavani two and Martial one.
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