Manchester United fans immediately placed their full focus on Bruno Fernandes after watching the player in Premier League action against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Red Devils welcomed Unai Emery’s men to the Theatre of Dreams for their huge clash amid both teams pushing for Champions League football for next season.
Michael Carrick suffered his first major setback as interim head coach ahead of the Aston Villa match after Man Utd lost to 10-man Newcastle in the Premier League.
Despite United’s defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park, the Red Devils went into the Villa clash level on points with Unai Emery’s side at Old Trafford at the weekend.
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Man Utd fans’ verdict on Bruno Fernandes after the 3-1 Premier League result between the Red Devils and Aston Villa
Manchester United fans dropped their two cents on Bruno Fernandes in United In Focus’ TalkingPoints after the Red Devils’ thrilling showdown with Aston Villa.
Fernandes picked up two assists across his 90 minutes for United and Red Devils fans were fully convinced no other player rivalled his key influence on the pitch.
A Red Devils supporter suggested: “Bruno Fernandes [was Man of the Match].”
Another Man Utd fan said: “Even if he doesn’t, you can’t argue he’s so, so important to how we play. We’d struggle so much without him.”
“If he keeps playing passes like the Cunha one, then he’ll do it easily, [break the Premier League assist record],” someone else commented.
While a fourth TalkingPoints user wrote: “Bruno [should be Man of the Match].”
“What a captain he is,” a fifth claimed.
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What happened between Man Utd and Aston Villa in the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford?
Man Utd and Aston Villa played out an underwhelming and cagey first-half encounter and both sides went into the half-time break with a 0-0 scoreline on the board.
However, United broke the deadlock against Villa only eight minutes into the second half after Casemiro netted a sensational header from a Fernandes corner.
Casemiro’s impact was short-lived at Old Trafford after Ross Barkley turned a controlled low strike past a helpless Senne Lammens from inside the Man Utd box.
Matheus Cunha was played through from a stunning Bruno Fernandes ball and the 26-year-old Brazilian forward expertly fired a low strike past Emiliano Martinez.
United created breathing room over Villa in the 81st minute after Benjamin Sesko, who climbed off the bench, saw his deflected effort land in the back of the net.
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