Erik ten Hag<\/a> was a manager who, amid his mass exodus, brought in a lot of new players \u2013 who coincidentally, Manchester United<\/a> are trying to get rid of under Ruben Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n Some top players do slip through the cracks. Scott McTominay has been a revelation at Napoli<\/a>, for example. Another is his partner in crime \u2013 Fred<\/a> \u2013 who has done well in Turkey. <\/p>\n Fred became one of Fenerbahce\u2019s star men under Jose Mourinho<\/a> since leaving United under Ten Hag in 2023. And now, even at 32, he\u2019s doing the business.<\/p>\n The Turkish side took on Feyenoord in a crucial Champions League qualifier, with Fred\u2019s side trailing 2-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n They went 1-0 down, meaning it was 3-1 on aggregate \u2013 but then a classic Mourinho fightback happened. Englishman Archie Brown scored, followed by former Aston Villa man Jhon Duran. 3-3 on aggregate.<\/p>\n Step forward, Fred. The Brazilian picked up the ball in the middle of the park and galloped towards goal. Around 30 yards out, he whipped the ball expertly, and it sailed into the top-left corner past a helpless Dutch keeper. Sensational.<\/p>\n This set the tone for the Turks, who went on to score two more and comfortably advance to the play-off round in the Champions League. <\/p>\n Bruno Fernandes blown away by Fred<\/p>\n Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes<\/a> took to his Instagram to laud the Brazilian. He wrote on his story (translated into English): \u201cWhat is that Fred!\u201d <\/p>\n![\"Fred\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1495675508-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty ImagesFred scores wondergoal for Fenerbahce <\/p>\n![\"Bruno](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755141071_686_image-7.png\")
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