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.
Get the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Mike Phelan has explained Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes are Manchester United's most intelligent players.
Rashford's and Fernandes' campaigns have only just ended after both players represented their respective nations at this summer's European Championship and they'll now enjoy a few weeks of rest on holiday before being recalled for pre-season training.
When they return, which will be at different times considering Portugal were knocked out earlier than England and that Rashford may seek an operation, both players will prepare under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's watchful eye to launch a serious title challenge next term.
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