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.
Gary Neville claims Manchester United may have consulted next manager over Bruno Fernandes contract
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGary Neville has expressed his surprise at Bruno Fernandes' Manchester United extension but feels the decision may have been sparked after consultation with the next Reds boss.
On Friday (April 1), the Portugal star put pen to paper on a four-year deal at Old Trafford with the view to another year after an impressive start to his United career.
Despite this campaign being a disappointing one across the board, the tying down of the 27-year-old showed their clear intent going forward.
Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are among the candidates in the frame to become the next United manager. Although who will be in the hot seat come August remains unknown, the United legend nudged the idea forward that the future tactician could have been consulted prior to the Fernandes decision. READ MORE: Manchester United vs Leicester LIVE "I was surprised by the fact that they've done it without consulting a new manager - maybe they have consulted the new manager," Neville said. "But he's been outstanding since he arrived." Fernandes, who single-handedly fired Portugal to the World Cup finals with his brace earlier in the week, led the line for Ralf Rangnick 's side after international teammate Cristiano Ronaldo missed out through illness.
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