Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United are finally riding a wave of momentum after their win against Brighton, and Owen Hargreaves was left speechless by Bruno Fernandes in the process.
Bruno Fernandes wasn’t among the goal scorers on the day, but as is expected at Man Utd, if something good happens at the club, it goes through the captain.
The game will be remembered for Matheus Cunha’s wondergoal and Bryan Mbeumo’s talismanic display, but Fernandes shouldn’t fly under the radar.
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Owen Hargreaves made sure that he won’t, by being left speechless at what the Portuguese did to justify his nickname of being a “Magnifico”!
Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty ImagesOwen Hargreaves left speechless by Bruno Fernandes
When the team is ticking along in full flow, there are not many sights better in world football than watching Fernandes.
It’s when he sheds his frustrated self, and his penchant for the audacious comes to the fore, which leaves the onlookers breathless.
That is what happened in United’s 4-2 win against Brighton as well, with his action in the lead-up, or rather the lack of action in the lead-up to the fourth goal, left Hargreaves stunned.
On Premier League Productions broadcast, Hargreaves was shown the replay of United’s fourth goal, and instead of talking about Mbeumo’s finish or Ayden Heaven’s assist, he raved about Fernandes’ dummy.
He said: “Look at this dummy from Bruno. Oh my word! He’s so clever, he’s so smart. Bruno’s always checking his shoulder, knows where everybody is. That’s just beautiful. Sometimes the best thing you can do is not touch the ball.”
Man Utd’s attack is clicking in real-time
Hargreaves was absolutely right in praising that dummy from Fernandes, which completely took out a defensive line from the game.
Fernandes’ sense of space on the pitch is second to none, and the telepathic movements, which are a signature of any flowing attack, are starting to emerge.
Amad said something similar recently about his blossoming partnership with Mbeumo, and with Cunha also scoring and Sesko getting his first assist, the attack is clicking.
It was always going to take time for the player to get used to a completely revamped attack, especially due to a brutal run of fixtures to start the season.
Now that they’ve come through that patch with their position intact, the time has come to reap the fruits of the toil they’ve sown during those games.
It’s a safe bet that more such moments will be seen in the games to come. Man Utd fans deserve it.