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Manchester United succumbed to a a lot superior Manchester Metropolis 1-3 on Sunday with the consequence solely emphasising the gulf in high quality that exists between the 2 groups at the moment.
Marcus Rashford truly gave the guests the lead after a surprising long-range strike from a beautiful little bit of play from skipper Bruno Fernandes within the build-up.
The Portuguese was given a free position and whereas it was a troublesome night for the crew, the Portuguese by no means gave up and stored nagging away.
Whereas it didn’t bear fruits within the Manchester derby, his persistence did repay in United’s earlier recreation towards Nottingham Forest within the FA Cup the place he registered an help for a ninetieth minute winner from Casemiro.
Bruno, the skipper
The Portugal worldwide’s stint as captain has not been too fortunate for his crew however his onerous work can by no means be discounted. It’s one thing that an under-pressure Rashford can be taught from.
The previous Sporting Lisbon star took the armband from Harry Maguire in the summertime and has continually lead from the entrance along with his performances whereas additionally by no means lacking a recreation resulting from damage.
He understands the burden of the well-known crimson shirt and his ardour is well discernible. However that usually instances, results in bother with the referees and opposition gamers.
He was focused by Forest and even the topic of violent conduct from Felipe within the FA Cup tie however the referee by no means bothered to ebook the offender.
His damage was mocked by Fulham on social media which prompted Ten Hag to demand an apology which refused to be forthcoming.
Throughout his look on Overlap, former supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was requested in regards to the attacking midfielder and whether or not he confirmed an inclination for the captain’s armband throughout his time.
The Norwegian had introduced him to the membership and managed to wring out the 2 best seasons by way of targets within the 29-year-old’s profession however by no means gave him the captaincy.
Ole on captaincy
It was clear again then as nicely that he did care loads for the membership however Solskjaer was cautious of Fernandes’ fame getting in the way in which.
“I knew Bruno Fernandes had captain qualities once I was supervisor at Manchester United,” he stated.
“He’s bought the persona and high quality – however he is aware of and I’ve advised him – that he’s too passionate at instances and he loses a little bit of management. I cherished Harry Maguire as a captain, he was the chief in that group for me once I was on the membership.”
Followers will bear in mind Fernandes coming to Solskjaer’s rescue after the sport towards Watford which might sign the top of the Treble winner’s managerial stint at Previous Trafford.
It was a wise name however Fernandes has at all times led from the entrance on the pitch and given Maguire’s inventory dropping final season, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the armband was given to the Portuguese star.
