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.
'Flex your muscles' - Roy Keane slams Manchester United players over poor form with firm message
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United legend Roy Keane believes his old club are fearful of attacking the opposition because they are concerned of being picked off by the opposition.
United are currently unbeaten in 2024 but both performances have left room for improvement. In the FA Cup, Erik ten Hag picked a surprisingly strong side to face League One's Wigan Athletic but they only came away with a 2-0 victory thanks to a Diogo Dalot strike and Bruno Fernandes penalty.
The Reds followed this up with a 2-2 draw against a depleted Tottenham Hotspur. In the first half, United showed some positive signs and scored two good goals through Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford. READ MORE: Rashford explains goal celebration after Keane comments READ MORE: Neville and Keane agree on Ratcliffe priority However, defensive frailties came to the fore once more as two sloppy goals were conceded to ensure the spoils were shared.
On the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Keane took United to task over their recent performances. "They [Manchester United] don’t really play as a team I don’t know if they are [the players] just taking on the manager’s ideas," Keane explained. "When you look at Manchester United, we say it every week, you don’t know what you are going to get. "I watched their game last week against Wigan Athletic and you’re thinking, they’ll certainly dominate Wigan and score four, five goals and even then, they had to get a penalty to get over the line.
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