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.
Paul Scholes baffled by Bruno Fernandes decision before Marcus Rashford penalty
mirror.co.ukPaul Scholes admits he was baffled by Bruno Fernandes' decision to give up penalty-taking duties while on a hat-trick. Fernandes is Manchester United's assigned spot-kick taker and was expected to step up to the plate against Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday night.
But after Marcus Rashford won a penalty at Old Trafford, the Portuguese, who was on a hat-trick, handed the ball to his team-mate.
Rashford took on the responsibility and fired home, putting the Red Devils 3-0 in front. Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves and Gary Lineker discussed the incident in the BT Studio at the half time break, and the former revealed his confusion. "I don't get it," said Scholes. "Fernandes has taken all the penalties when he's played.
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