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.
Rio Ferdinand gives verdict on Marcus Rashford's England future amid Manchester United struggles
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRio Ferdinand has claimed Marcus Rashford doesn’t deserve a place in the upcoming England squad. Rashford is considering his future at Manchester United having been left out of the starting line-up for Sunday’s derby against Manchester City.
The England international started on the bench at the Etihad with Ralf Rangnick opting to play Bruno Fernandes further forward.
Rashford has started just two of United’s last 11 Premier League games and has been struggling for form since returning from injury earlier in the season.
The 24-year-old is reluctant to leave his boyhood club, but with his contract expiring next year, he will have to weigh up his options. ALSO READ: Manchester United wantaways are doing club a favour ahead of rebuild Part of the concern for Rashford comes from the impact his lack of game time will have on his England career, particularly in a World Cup year.
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