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.
'Telepathic' - Paul Scholes praises new Manchester United partnership under Erik ten Hag
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes hailed the partnership Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford have developed this season ahead of Thursday night's Europa League clash with Barcelona at Old Trafford.
The duo, who have each played key roles in the club's resurrection under Erik ten Hag this season, have been in excellent form in recent weeks and combined for Rashford's opener against Leicester City at the weekend.
The England international's opener against the Foxes marked his 23rd goal of the season, ahead of him netting his 24th of the campaign shortly after half-time.
Fernandes teed up Rashford for the game's opening goal with a sublime outside-of-the-foot pass, sending him clear to drill a low shot past goalkeeper Danny Ward.
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