Kylian Mbappe has praised Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes as the France international prepares for a crucial Euro 2024 fixture.

Friday will see France take on Portugal in the quarter-final of the European Championships. The winner will go on to face either Spain or Germany in the semi-final next week, as the path to the final becomes clearer.

Fernandes has made three appearances for Portugal so far at Euro 2024, scoring one goal on his country's road to the quarter-final. The United captain played the full 90 minutes plus extra time in the last-16 victory over Slovenia earlier this week, scoring one of the three spot-kicks in the penalty shootout.

Now Fernandes will go head-to-head with Mbappe and Co. on Friday evening. The France star, who signed for Real Madrid this summer, has praised the United captain and labelled him as one of Portugal's "dangerous" players.

"When you play against a team like Portugal, it's dangerous to focus on one player, because they are good in every position. We usually talk about Cristiano Ronaldo, but he is far from alone," Mbappe is quoted telling reporters in a press conference.

"Rafael Leao is a danger, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, my former teammates at PSG [Goncalo Ramos, Vitinha, Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes] ... they are all dangerous.

"We shouldn't focus on one player. When you ignore great players, you usually pay dearly."

Portugal vs France is one of four quarter-final ties that are taking place at Euro 2024, with Friday also seeing Spain face Germany. Saturday will see England take on Switzerland in their quarter-final before the draw is completed by the Netherlands face Turkey.