Manchester United ran riot at Old Trafford tonight with a 7-0 thrashing over Barnsley to book their spot in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
While the Reds were up against a struggling League One outfit, it’s a rarity that they’ve been able to dominate a game so comfortably and that be reflected in the scoreline, so fans can certainly celebrate the triumph and what it meant for the players involved.
Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen got their names onto the scoresheet twice throughout the tie, with Antony the only other goalscorer following his first-half spot-kick conversion.
As such, you’d expect that the prolific bagsmen will be taking the headlines tomorrow morning, but there’s one Red whose sensational performance simply cannot slip under the radar: Bruno Fernandes created six chances – the most of any player on the pitch – in just 31 minutes.
Fernandes up to his usual tricks with late heroics to help seal triumphant win
He was granted a much-needed rest by not being named in the starting XI, yet entered the fray late in the second half to contribute two assists, record five touches in the opposition’s box and make four passes into the final third – all with an 86 per cent passing accuracy, per StatmanDave.
Talk about leading by example.
