Bruno Fernandes has admitted Everton's points deduction could make Manchester United's trip to Goodison Park even tougher.
Bruno Fernandes needs to use Manchester United moment to prove Roy Keane wrong
06.11.2023 - 08:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Less than a week after Roy Keane called on Erik ten Hag to strip him of the captaincy, Bruno Fernandes stepped up when Manchester United needed their captain most on Saturday.
Facing the prospect of a third game without a win and a third successive outing without scoring, Fernandes fired home a 91st-minute winner to help United edge past Fulham at Craven Cottage, sealing a 1-0 win. His low effort from just inside the box proved too hot for Cottagers goalkeeper Bernd Leno to handle.
Racing towards the away end where the United fans were housed, Fernandes was mobbed by his teammates as Ten Hag and his coaching staff celebrated in the away dugout. United will now be hoping it turns out to be a moment that sparks their season into life.
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For Fernandes, it marked his third goal of the season, all of which have been match-winning strikes in the Premier League. He scored the winner against Nottingham Forest in August, sealing a 3-2 triumph, and netted the only goal of the game to see off Burnley in September.
Despite the importance of his strikes, his performances so far this term, just like those of so many of his teammates, have been below par. He is capable of much more and he needs to use his match-winning strike at Craven Cottage as a catalyst to raise his game.
Though many of his performances have been below par so far this term, Ten Hag has remained loyal to the Portuguese international, most probably because he sports the captain's armband. He has played every minute of United's Premier League campaign so far this season.
"So often already, from the moment I make him captain,
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