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.
Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
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.
Aston Villa star Emiliano Martinez makes 'special' Manchester United admission
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAston Villa shot-stopper Emiliano Martinez has revealed growing up he only knew of Arsenal and Manchester United. The Argentine has proved to be good business for the claret and blues and in a short-space of time, he has established himself as Argentina's number one.
In the summer, he helped them win the Copa America and won the tournament's Best Goalkeeper award. With the rich history surrounding Old Trafford, Martinez paid homage to the stadium that has played host to a number of triumphs for United.
He explained how he finds the Theatre of Dreams "special". READ MORE: Dimitar Berbatov sends advice to Marcus Rashford as striker considers Manchester United future "No, I only knew Arsenal and Man United [growing up], Old Trafford because in Spanish it says 'El Teatro de los Sueños' which is the Theatre of Dreams," he said speaking on Ben Foster's Cycling GK channel. "It means dreams, when I was young, watching Man United and Arsenal, I loved that stadiums, so when I go to play at Man United, it’s special and [even better] to keep a clean sheet." Martinez kept a clean sheet at Old Trafford, earlier in the season, as Bruno Fernandes missed a late penalty to hand Villa a rare win in the red half of Manchester.
The Portuguese international did beat him in the reverse fixture as he fired home a brace but the Reds let their two-goal lead slump as Steven Gerrard's side sparked a late comeback. Sign up to our United newsletter so you never miss an update from Old Trafford this season. Catch up on all the latest Reds headlines in our Man United section
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