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.
Manchester United's Marcus Rashford gives staunch defence of Bruno Fernandes amid criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United's Marcus Rashford has defended Bruno Fernandes after the midfielder received heavy criticism for the way he conducted himself during Sunday's mauling at Anfield.
Fernandes has captained United in the absence of Harry Maguire this season and he wore the armband again versus Liverpool. However, he endured arguably his worst afternoon since joining United over three years ago and was branded a 'disgrace' by former United player Gary Neville on co-commentary towards the end of the match.
Fernandes' role as de facto captain has been heavily discussed in the aftermath of the Anfield debacle and Rashford, speaking at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, was asked for his opinion on his teammate. ALSO READ: Every word Erik ten Hag said in his press conference "I love playing with Bruno, as you can imagine.
I think for a forward like me, he's the perfect player to play with," Rashford said. "He's been a good leader for us, even when he's not been captain, which is always a good sign. "He's helped other players become better leaders and the reality is that we can't be a well-organised team with just one leader being captain.
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