As Manchester United attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes continues to shine under interim manager Michael Carrick, respected journalist Henry Winter and Everton star Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have been left in awe of the Portuguese ace.<\/p>\n
Man Utd<\/a> beat Brentford 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Monday evening to consolidate their place in third place.<\/p>\n Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko scored the goals for Carrick\u2019s side in the first half.<\/p>\n Bruno Fernandes<\/a> provided the assist for Sesko\u2019s goal in the 43rd minute when he strode into the Brentford penalty box and laid the ball off for the Slovenia international striker.<\/p>\n It was Fernandes\u2019 19th Premier League assist of the season; the 31-year-old is now just one away from equalling the record currently held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n Speaking about Fernandes ahead of the match, Everton midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall raved about the Man Utd star on Sky Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ: Ratcliffe ready to sell Man Utd midfielder to Newcastle for \u00a340m to sign Sandro Tonali \u2013 report<\/a><\/p>\n Dewsbury-Hall said: \u201cI am one of his biggest fans. I think he is an exceptional player, and his numbers are just quite scary, to be honest.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can see, 18 assists so far in the league. He\u2019s just a creative machine, and it\u2019s so important to have a player like that in your team.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he\u2019s doing it for a team that\u2019s not really challenged for the title, so it makes it even more impressive.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving a player like him in the team lets your strikers and attackers make runs because you know he is going to find you, and he has done it all season.\u201d<\/p>\n During the game, respected English journalist Henry Winter, who has 1.1million followers on X, raved about Fernandes.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Bruno Fernandes is new favourite to win PFA Player of the Year award<\/a><\/p>\n Winter noted how under then-Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim, Fernandes was deployed in a deeper role in midfield.<\/p>\n Carrick, who was appointed the Man Utd interim manager in January, has played Fernandes in his natural number 10 role, and the benefits are there for all to see.<\/p>\n Bruno Fernandes \u2018liberated\u2019 at Man Utd by Michael Carrick<\/p>\n