Manchester United have secured three huge points at Old Trafford as they comfortably dispatched Tottenham Hotspur after goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes.
Erik ten Hag made just one change from the team that drew with Newcastle at the weekend, with Cristiano Ronaldo replaced by the fit-again Marcus Rashford.
Fernandes was at the heart of everything good that came out of United’s build-up play and it really looked like he finally found himself in his new role.
Under Ten Hag, the Portuguese midfielder has played in a somewhat more reserved role and is not as involved in the penalty area.
His beautiful right-footed curler gave United the platform to comfortably stroll around for the final 20 minutes and after the game, it has now been revealed that Fernandes set a new record in the Premier League this season.
🔐 Bruno Fernandes managed 9 key passes in Manchester United's 2-0 win over Tottenham tonight, a record in a Premier League match this season pic.twitter.com/y6yefQLJ4G
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) October 19, 2022
According to the statistical website WhoScored, Fernandes strung together a whopping nine key passes against Tottenham, a new record in a Premier League match this season. In addition to his goal, he had another strike ruled out after being marginally offside.
All in all, it was a masterful team performance but Fernandes’ personal efforts helped set the tone and Ten Hag will now be hoping for another three points on Saturday.
