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.
Michael Owen was surprised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag opted to play Marcus Rashford as a central striker in their heavy defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
The Reds were thrashed 7-0 by Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield, with the Merseyside outfit managing their biggest-ever competitive victory against United.
Ten Hag's side, meanwhile, have now won just three times at Liverpool since December 2007. Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez all scored two goals for the home side, before Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score the seventh and final goal of the clash in the 88th minute.
United's loss at Anfield put a significant dent in any hopes Ten Hag's side had of being involved in the Premier League title race between now and the end of the campaign. ALSO READ: Bruno Fernandes names three mistakes Man United made vs Liverpool Ten Hag, as he has done on occasions in recent weeks, started with Rashford as a striker, with Wout Weghorst playing in a deeper role behind the England ace.
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