Bruno Fernandes provided a true captain’s goal this afternoon when he netted an injury-time winner against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
It was a tightly-contested clash from start to finish from Manchester United, as they looked to bounce back from two consecutive 3-0 defeats.
Marco Silva had his side well-drilled from the offset and they caused problems for United throughout, at times coming dangerously close to opening the scoring.
However, it took until the dying embers for the deadlock to be broken; the Cottagers were unable to clear the ball from the penalty area in a scrappy passage of play that ultimately led to the ball falling to Fernandes. He took a touch and shrugged off the opposition before striking it straight past the hand of Bernd Leno.
Fernandes reacts
Post-match, he reacted to a much-needed three points while speaking to TNT Sports: “Everyone knows the situation is not the best. We lost the last two games and the performances were not what we wanted to give, and the results obviously. But today is a different game, we had to give it something different and we delivered. We got the three points and that’s the most important [thing].
On his goal being the ‘catalyst’ for United to turn things around, Fernades said: “Oh no, it’s about the team. It’s about what everyone does on the pitch, what everyone sacrifices when everyone runs and works harder. Even on the goal, you could see the reaction of the players trying to get the ball around the box – it’s that what makes the goal.”
“We saw the banner before the game … the fans pay good money to come and watch us.” ❤️
Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes heard the Man Utd fans loud and clear 👏
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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 4, 2023
Footage courtesy of TNT Sports.
