Star Sport – ‘Iron Bru’
The back page of the Star is full of praise for Bruno Fernandes who “shows his steel after shambles” at the weekend in United’s big win against Real Betis.
The Star Sport says Bruno Fernandes was public enemy number one at Old Trafford just a few days ago … what a way to respond.
The Portugal international put the misery of Sunday’s 7-0 defeat to Liverpool firmly behind him by running the show against Real Betis, scoring one and setting up two as Manchester United put one foot in the Europa League quarter-finals with an emphatic 4-1 win.
He was the scapegoat at Anfield, and deservedly so after whinging and play-acting his way through the contest, but it didn’t take him long to remind fans of his more appealing qualities.
Both of his assists on the night were relatively simple, two short passes that preceded extraordinarily-good finishes, but they typified his role as the team’s metronome, constantly tapping, moving, linking.
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