Manchester United fans did not hesitate to name the Man of the Match pick from the Premier League encounter with Brighton at the Amex on Sunday afternoon.
Michael Carrick oversaw a convincing Premier League performance from the Red Devils in his first match in charge as the permanent Manchester United manager.
The newly appointed Red Devils head coach watched Patrick Dorgu break the deadlock in the first half before Bryan Mbeumo put Man Utd 2-0 up against Brighton.
United took their lead over Brighton into half-time before Bruno Fernandes extended the Red Devils’ Premier League advantage to 3-0 at the Amex after the break.
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Bruno Fernandes is the standout Man Utd winner from the Man of the Match poll after the Brighton match
Before Bruno Fernandes netted in the second half for the Red Devils, the 31-year-old Manchester United captain superbly set up Patrick Dorgu from a corner-kick.
Fernandes was able to break the Premier League assist record on the final day of the season amid another stunning performance from the Portugal international.
United fans took to United In Focus’ TalkingPoints platform and had their say on who should have been awarded Man of the Match from Sunday’s 3-0 win.
Fernandes secured a mammoth 70.14 per cent of the vote — at the time of writing — with Dorgu finishing a distant second with a 15.94 per cent share of the vote.
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Man Utd’s official club media reveals how Red Devils supporters voted for their Man of the Match pick from the Brighton match
United’s official website revealed that the voting data had come in from their fan poll after using the WhatsApp Communities feature following the Brighton match.
The Red Devils explained that over 100,000 votes had been submitted and Fernandes was up against both Dorgu and Bryan Mbeumo for the MOTM pick.
United said that Fernandes emerged as the “clear victor” from the WhatsApp-based poll involving both Dorgu and Mbeumo after the Premier League visit to the Amex.
The Red Devils ended their 2025-26 campaign in third place in the Premier League and United will return to the Champions League competition for the 2026-27 season.
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