Bruno Fernandes opened his account for Manchester United with an audacious first-half penalty at Old Trafford and had a hand in Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood’s goals as the Red Devils won 3-0 to climb to fifth place in the Premier League.
Man Utd have won back-to-back league games for only the third time this season, and now we must go on a winning run to remain in the fight for the Champions League spots. There are 11 games remaining and United are away to Everton on Sunday.
The Portugal international looks a proper United player, and I’d go as far as saying an instant hit. It’s such a heap in the right direction from watching Jesse Lingard and Andreas Pereira.
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Speaking to MUTV after the match, as seen in the video below, Fernandes thanks the Old Trafford faithful for giving him more confidences and making him happy.
Bruno Fernandes: "The fans are amazing and they give me more confidence to play and to be happy."pic.twitter.com/FPgEUSJdlw
— UTFR 🇾🇪 (@ManUtd_HQ) February 23, 2020
Fernandes was very good again today and Solskjaer believes his latest performance was evidence he possesses all of the attributes of a Manchester United player.
“In today’s market I think we got a good deal,” Solskjaer said in his post-match press conference (via Sky Sports). “He has come in and done really well, given everyone a boost, that means more than getting a player in.
“He has done something to the crowd. You can see with the supporters, they are used to players with that personality, mentality and quality, all the attributes of a Manchester United player the fans have seen many, many times before.
“From day one, the first minute, he has felt like a presence in the group, demanding the ball from his first training session. Some players take time warming up, but he felt confident straight away.
“He’s a bit of a mix between Scholes and Veron to be fair, the temperament of Veron and a lot of the quality of him and Scholes.
“He has done fantastically. He is showing his personality, he’s a Manchester United character who wants to step out at Old Trafford, wants the ball all the time, wants to control the rhythm, help out his team-mates and conduct the play. The way he took the penalty was fantastic.”
