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.
Erik ten Hag explains how he's developed Rashford and Fernandes relationship at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag has explained how he has subtly gone about developing the relationship between Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes in training.
Manchester United have been transformed under their new manager this season and could still add more silverware to the Carabao Cup they won in February.
One of the biggest differences from last year's dreary campaign has been the rejuvenation of the club's forwards. Marcus Rashford has already achieved his highest goal tally for a single season with 27 strikes in a roaring return to form as well as adding seven assists.
Bruno Fernandes has also been back to his best this year and has registered eight goals and 10 assists. Also read: Pellistri explains what Ten Hag told him before full debut The pair have been working well together and Ten Hag has explained that he's worked to hone their understanding. "Yes," he replied when asked by Robin van Persie for BT Sport if he's worked to develop the partnership. "You have to find out where are the connections and once you feel that players have a connection with each other and you can improve it. "Not by focusing every day on it but just by simple putting together in drills, showing them video clips of how they can take benefit of each other." Ten Hag also discussed how he loves to discuss the club with legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and how he can still feel his impact at United. "Every day," he said when asked if he could still feel Ferguson's presence. "Every day he's here and you feel.
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