Manchester United produced a brilliant display of controlled aggression when they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
This was supposed to be a crucial competition considering the fact that Spurs were seven points ahead of third-place United before kick-off with fourth-place Chelsea on Saturday.
Bruno the Magnificent Portuguese
Erik ten Hag was under pressure to modify his line-up to include Cristiano Ronaldo early on while dropping underperforming stars like Bruno Fernandes and Fred.
9 – Bruno Fernandes created nine chances in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, the most by a player in a Premier League match since Bruno Fernandes created 10 against Aston Villa last September. orchestrator. pic.twitter.com/N9zFof4HDF
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But he kept faith with his boss and the Portuguese delivered and how! He scored the second for his team to secure full points and was a constant presence both on offense and defense.
The Dutch manager was asked if he was happy with the 28-year-old’s lack of goals and insisted his all-around game was exemplary and goals and assists would come eventually.
On Wednesday, all the featured attacking moves were made by the former Sporting Lisbon star and his attacking stats speak for themselves.
According to Opta, “Fernandes created nine chances over the course of the game, the most by a player in a Premier League match since Bruno Fernandes created 10 against Aston Villa last September.”
Quite often, the Portuguese international can be guilty of missing easy passes and losing possession. That was not the case against Antonio Conte’s team.
ETH will need Bruno to continue
Fernandes finished with a passing accuracy of 93%, as he completed 63 passes with 89 touches on the ball.
He had 31 final passes to the third, the most by any player on the field, while also topping the charts for most key passes as he completed nine of them.
He also hit three successful crosses, the highest in the game, and also completed 90 per cent of his long balls.
His influence was all over the pitch as he also won the ball back an impressive eight times and also made two successful tackles.
Fernandes seemed close to returning to his best and further reinforced the notion that the attacking midfielder plays better without compatriot Ronaldo.
Ten Hag will be expecting more of the same from his skipper as his team travel to London to take on Chelsea as they look to close the gap to the teams above them.
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