"He's going through his best moment since he's been at Atleti, in terms of consistency, because he gives us a lot of things with his diagonal runs, holding the ball up, scoring important goals, having chances in almost every game. "We need that player. The cross was not one of the best, but Alex improved it, and it was a good header to make it a great goal."
Lens extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to four points with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Toulouse on Friday evening. Toulouse were reduced to 10 men after just 23 minutes when Emersonn was sent off before Lens cruised to a comfortable win thanks to goals from Wesley Said, Adrien Thomasson and Ismaelo Ganiou. The result moves Pierre Sage's side four points clear of champions PSG, who can cut the gap to just one point with a win over Paris FC on Sunday.
"I've always said that I want to remain in this place for as long as I'm wanted," Fernandes said. "The moment I feel that I'm not 100% wanted, then I will talk to the club and say that I want to leave. I would like to try the Spanish league because I've never played in Spain. "I would like to play for one of the clubs in Italy that competes for big aims like the league title, especially because I really enjoyed living in Italy."
Real Madrid's biggest concern is the refereeing situation. As you well know, the extremely serious situation that occurred with the 'Negreira case' for almost two decades deserves justice. It is completely incomprehensible that the institutions have left Real Madrid alone in this fight.
I knew I'd be asked more about our opponents than about Alaves... it's not my place to comment on that, but Real Madrid are very prestigious opponents and they have a manager who's earned his position for a reason. It will be very difficult because they have a lot of resources, but we will try to maintain our style and take the initiative.
"I don't see anything here as like a pressure. It's just, I'm here to play football," Rashford told BBC Sport. "It's been amazing. I feel welcome, I feel at home. I've just been enjoying every step of the way." Rashford scored 138 goals in 426 matches for United after making his debut for the club in February 2016, winning the Europa League, two EFL Cups and two FA Cups.