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Bruno Fernandes is costing Manchester United in a familiar way

13Oct

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Bruno Fernandes is costing Manchester United in a familiar way

Manchester United attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes has 3 goals and 2.5 key passes per game this season, but while those numbers look impressive, the reigning Premier League Player of the Season has rightfully been criticized by fans for his poor performances. The Red Devils are in the bottom half of the league table, and Fernandes is a big part of that. He is posting big numbers but hogging the ball at the expense of his team with a lot of negative plays that are making others look worse. And per WhoScored data, no outfield player in the Premier League has lost possession more so far this season than Bruno at 106. While possessions lost are not the worst thing for a playmaker if they are making big plays while taking these risks, Bruno only has one assist, most of his key passes ...

Michael Carrick unconvincingly said what Manchester United fans wanted to hear about Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United star attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes may be the reigning Premier League Player of the Season, but astute fans of the club are tired of him racking up stats at the expense of the team and don't want to see him as totally untouchable. Fernandes is in bad form despite solid key pass and goal numbers, and Man United fans watched the media grill Michael Carrick on the subject of Bruno while the Red Devils toil in the bottom half of the table. But while Carrick admitted that Bruno is not undroppable, he frustratingly did not make that clear and caged the language a bit by stating that nobody is undroppable in the team: "This is not on Bruno, this line, but nobody is guaranteed a place in the team. Don't take that as me talking on Bruno, just in general. There'...

Ranking the 10 best players of the 2026/27 Premier League season heading into Matchday 6

Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season is upon us after a lengthy international break. Let's take a reset and rank the top 10 players of the season so far. 10. Liverpool LW Cody Gakpo Cody Gakpo is having a phenomenal start to the season under Andoni Iraola, and hopefully the Liverpool forward does not miss much time with injury. He is one of the best creators in the league and can also finish off his chances. 9. Manchester United AM Bruno Fernandes The reigning Premier League Player of the Season can be too one-dimensional, but with 3 goals and 2.6 key passes per game, Bruno Fernandes is once again carrying a pretty subpar Man United team that is sitting in the bottom half of the table. 8. Leeds CB Tarik Muharemovic Tarik Muharemovic looks even better than advertised at Sa...