Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool will be another chance for Bruno Fernandes to showcase his brilliance.
When Manchester United host Liverpool at Old Trafford, the most expensive player on the pitch will be visiting playmaker Florian Wirtz.
You would not necessarily know it from Wirtz’s output this season.
While the German attacker has steadily improved after a very slow start, Wirtz’s overall contribution has been average at best.
Bruno Fernandes will be the only player on the pitch at Old Trafford this weekend who is truly worth £116 million; the extravagant fee Liverpool paid for Florian Wirtz.
If Florian Wirtz is a £116 million player – how much is Bruno Fernandes worth?!
Bruno Fernandes: Record chaser
Bruno Fernandes is chasing a Premier League record. He has 19 league assists this season, an incredible feat.
The all-time record is 20 assists, and Fernandes has four fixtures remaining to equal the record and then better it.
His success seems inevitable at this point, and it would be even sweeter if he could get one or more assist against Liverpool this weekend.
Fernandes is thriving under Michael Carrick, playing in his preferred role behind the front three, rather than as a deep lying playmaker where he began the season.
United paid an initial £47 million to sign Fernandes in 2020. Even with add-ons, United have only paid around £55 million total for the midfielder.
This is tremendous value for a player who has a combined 140 goals and assists for the club in all competitions, 70 goals and 70 assists.
Bruno Fernandes gets another assist – the record is almost his!
Do you think he could get two in the next game vs Liverpool?!
Fernandes knows what it means to beat Liverpool
The worst moment of Bruno Fernandes’ career came in an away defeat at Liverpool, by a scoreline so hefty we don’t even want to mention it.
Fernandes knows what it means to Manchester United fans to beat Liverpool, providing the assist at Anfield to beat them earlier this season.
United now have a chance to do the double over Liverpool for the first time since 2015/16, and the likelihood is that he will have a key role, and Wirtz will just be a footnote.
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