{"id":221331,"date":"2025-10-23T22:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/221331\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:46:10","slug":"bruno-fernandes-deeply-impressed-alan-shearer-but-man-utds-big-man-stole-the-show-in-huge-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/221331\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes deeply impressed Alan Shearer, but Man Utd&#8217;s &#8216;big man&#8217; stole the show in &#8216;huge performance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alan Shearer has now singled out Bruno Fernandes among three Manchester United standouts from the 2-1 Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield last week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim\u2019s<\/a> men stunned the Anfield crowd into silence only two minutes into the Premier League clash after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> broke the deadlock for his side.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mail.png\" alt=\"mail icon\"\/>Join our newsletter for news &amp; smart analysis. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/amad-diallo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amad Diallo<\/a> linked up with Bryan Mbeumo and picked out the onrushing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> summer signing, who produced a fine finish past Giorgi Mamardashvili.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool chased an equaliser for the majority of the Premier League match last Sunday before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/cody-gakpo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody Gakpo<\/a> found the back of the net late in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a> had an impact only six minutes later after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/all-manchester-united-captains\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United captain<\/a> produced a sublime assist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/harry-maguire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Maguire\u2019s<\/a> match-winner at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/ian-wright-says-bruno-fernandes-did-something-very-underrated-vs-liverpool-and-hes-not-getting-enough-credit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ian Wright says Bruno Fernandes did something \u2018very underrated\u2019 vs Liverpool and he\u2019s not getting enough credit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2242031542-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes celebrate Harry Maguire scoring their second of the contest during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield in 2025 in Liverpool, England.\" class=\"wp-image-304277\" \/>Photo by Poppy Townson \u2013 MUFC\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesAlan Shearer picks Bruno Fernandes for his Premier League Team of the Week alongside another Man Utd star<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes lofted a first-time cross into the Liverpool box in the 84th minute and his pinpoint pass found its way directly into the path of Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire subsequently headed the ball past Liverpool\u2019s Giorgi Mamardashvili from close range, with Manchester United sealing all three Premier League points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/man-utd-ratings-vs-liverpool-mbeumo-and-maguire-score-but-9-10-warrior-was-architect-of-amorims-plan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United\u2019s 2-1 result over Liverpool<\/a> has now seen <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/alan-shearer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Shearer<\/a> include Fernandes in his Premier League Team of the Week after the player\u2019s impactful performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA real captain\u2019s performance,\u201d he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/en\/news\/4444129\/shearers-team-of-the-week-matetas-in-the-form-of-his-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Premier League\u2019s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe never stopped working in the middle, and who else would you have expected to supply such an incredible ball for Maguire\u2019s winner?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-beat-liverpool-2-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maguire\u2019s winning header for United against Liverpool<\/a> also earned him a place in Shearer\u2019s Premier League Team of the Week amid massive praise for his display.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big man came up with another big goal in a huge performance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn absolute giant in both boxes. Defended superbly to keep Liverpool\u2019s attack at bay and then produced a towering header to seal a memorable win at Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/gary-neville-thinks-man-utd-have-player-who-has-shades-of-ji-sung-park-written-all-over-him-he-starts-the\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Neville thinks Man Utd have player who has shades of Ji-sung Park written all over him, \u2018he starts the\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire are not alone in Alan Shearer\u2019s massive praise for Man Utd after the Liverpool match<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have now won back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United manager<\/a> Ruben Amorim took charge of the Red Devils in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim had faced heavy criticism at the start of the 2025-26 Premier League season after the Red Devils\u2019 run of results, but the momentum is now in his favour.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes and Harry Maguire both made Shearer\u2019s Premier League Team of the Week, with the 40-year-old United boss also securing his place as the manager.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his selection of Amorim as the team\u2019s manager, Shearer said: \u201cMasterminded an outstanding win at the home of the champions to complete back-to-back wins for the first time since he took charge at Man Utd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United have won four of their opening eight Premier League matches this season ahead of the Red Devils hosting Brighton at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a> on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Shearer has now singled out Bruno Fernandes among three Manchester United standouts from the 2-1 Premier League&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221332,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[32030,3936,218,10798,221,451,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-221331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-alan-shearer","tag-bruno-fernandes","tag-football","tag-harry-maguire","tag-premier-league","tag-ruben-amorim","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}