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.
Ralf Rangnick is beginning to showcase his plans for his new Manchester United squad, with his first match against Crystal Palace offering an insight into how the team will operate in the coming months.
The Red Devils secured a 1-0 win over Patrick Vieira's men on Sunday, with the home side pressing as a compact unit throughout as part of a new-look 4-4-2 formation.
Rangnick has used 4-4-2 in the past during his time in the Bundesliga, with the shape typically morphing into a 4-2-2-2 of sorts once his players assume possession of the ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford formed a front two, with Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes behind them as no.10 types. Fred and Scott McTominay performed further back as central midfielders for the
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