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.
'If Carlsberg did football matches' - National media react after action-packed Manchester United defeat against FC Copenhagen
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have a mountain to climb in their pursuit for Champions League progression this season. Marcus Rashford was sent-off for United in their latest Group A match with FC Copenhagen on Wednesday night and that proved to be telling as the Premier League giants slumped to a 4-3 defeat.
Rasmus Hojlund (2) and Bruno Fernandes were on target for Erik ten Hag's side in what was a topsy-turvy 90 minutes. United initially led by two goals and were 3-2 up when Fernandes slammed his penalty into the net.
However, the Danish outfit hit back with two late strikes to snatch the points in dramatic circumstances. ALSO READ: Player ratings vs Copenhagen as Hojlund good and Varane poor ALSO READ: Fernandes explains dressing room mood after Copenhagen game Here's our round-up from the national media; Phil Dawkes from BBC Sport wrote: "United's faltering season suffered another significant blow as Rashford's red card contributed to a dramatic, qualification-damaging Champions League defeat by FC Copenhagen.
In a wild yet wonderful contest in the Danish capital, United showed guile and grit for periods and twice looked to have claimed a crucial win before succumbing late on to a goal from 17-year-old substitute Roony Bardghji. "They were cruising midway through the first half after Hojlund's double against his hometown team - close-range finishes from a striker knowing exactly where he needed to be and when - but the game turned in the 42nd minute when referee Donatas Rumsas was called to the pitch-side monitor to review a late tackle by Rashford. "He responded by showing the forward a straight red card.
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