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's Marcus Rashford makes honest admission about Bruno Fernandes criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMarcus Rashford has spoken of the importance of Manchester United's fans after they showed support for Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes was branded a 'disgrace' by former United player Gary Neville on co-commentary towards the end of the match against Liverpool at the weekend and his performance received heavy scrutiny in the aftermath of the defeat.
When asked about Fernandes' showing at Anfield, Rashford and Erik ten Hag launched a defence of the 28-year-old at a pre-match press conference at Carrington on Wednesday and United fans also showed their support for him against Real Betis. ALSO READ: Man United player ratings as Casemiro and Fernandes good The midfielder was the first player to be serenaded by the singing section at the Stretford End when the players emerged for the start of the match on Thursday night and Rashford praised the supporters for sticking by Fernandes. "Yeah, 100%, we're all as one when we come here on matchdays," Rashford said when asked about the support for Fernandes. "We need them [fans] and we need their support.
It's always good for them to support players in moments that aren't ideal. "Bruno was excellent again today. A good goal and his overall performance was very, very good, so everyone is pleased for him, pleased for Wout [Weghorst], pleased to get the win, so it's important we try to gain momentum again. "Perfect for a No.9 [Weghorst's goal].
He's about scoring goals, that's what makes him happy. He does a tremendous job for the team, I think we all know that, but it's goals that will keep him smiling and happy.
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