Bruno Fernandes and David De Gea. (Twitter)
Fernandes’ lone objective earned United a a lot-wanted win, following which former United goalkeeper De Gea shared a sarcastic remark taking a dig at those that doubted the 29-yr-outdated.
English facet Manchester United registered a 1-0 win over Fulham at Olt Trafford on Saturday within the Premier League, with skipper Bruno Fernandes netting the lone strike of the sport.
The Portuguese celebrity struck within the first minute of the second half added time to present United all three factors on supply because the Red Devils bounced again from again-to-again 3-0 defeats of their previous few video games.
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United went down 3-0 to cross-city rivals Manchester City within the Premier League final weekend. United continued its subpar efficiency with one other three-objective loss to Newcastle United within the Carabao Cup.
Amid the hunch in type, United captain Bruno Fernandes got here below immense scrutiny from followers and pundits alike, with former United participant Roy Keane calling for Fernandes to be stripped of the armband.
“The first thing I would do – I have to tell you, watching him again – I would take the captaincy off him. 100 per cent,” Keane stated following United’s loss towards City.
“I know it’s a big decision. They changed the captaincy with Maguire [but] Fernandes is not captain material,” Keano added.
Fernandes’ lone objective earned United a a lot-wanted win and acquired them out of the shedding funk as his low strike snuck into the submit beating the keeper. Following the essential end, former United goalkeeper David De Gea expressed his delight with the skipper’s efficiency and took a dig at those that doubted the 29-yr-outdated.
The Spanish shot-stopper posted a touch upon social media platform X, previously Twitter, that learn, “You are not the right captain (Zipped-mouth emoticon)”, taking purpose at those that had questioned the star midfielder.
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United boss Erik ten Hag additionally counseled Fernandes on his efficiency and what he brings to the crew.
“So everyone has their mistakes and no one is perfect. But he is doing a lot of things very good. He shows every time as a captain that he is an example,” the Dutchman stated.
“As you saw today, how he is working, how he is pressing and then in the end he scores the goal. So he’s massively important for us,” ten Hag added.
The most up-to-date victory takes United to 6 wins from 11 video games within the English prime flight this season and are positioned within the eighth place on the desk with 18 factors to their identify.
