Bruno Fernandes might have a new Manchester United teammate who is just like him

straight to your inboxManchester United's slow movement in the summer transfer window is only made more frustrating by the fact their recruitment policy has been near-flawless under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far.As part of United's recruitment overhaul the club set themselves criteria of achieving a 70 per cent hit-rate in the transfer window, it is fair to argue the success rate is beyond that.A year on from Solskjaer's first transfer window as permanent manager and the first three recruits are

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer could use Donny van de Beek on the left of his front three after his impressive performance in Manchester United's Carabao Cup win at Brighton.The Holland international played as United's advanced central midfielder at the Amex Stadium but he often drifted to the left under instruction from Solskjaer and finished the game in a position that he could find himself featuring in more frequently.The United boss hailed Van de Beek's tactical flexibility and

straight to your inboxAfter registering an assist and scoring a 100th minute winner against Brighton in the Premier League, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named in the FIFA 21 Team of the Week 1 lineup.The United playmaker has been given an 88-rated in-form card as a reward for his performance and inclusion in the FUT 21 TOTW 1 squad, with the Portugal international being joined by Luis Suarez, Jamie Vardy, Dayot Upamecano, Hirving Lazano, Wissam Ben Yedder and Andres

Solskjaer picks out two positives after Brighton winManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised two of his players after the team’s 3-2 win at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The Norwegian singled out Bruno Fernandes’ strong mentality and a fine Marcus Rashford goal as two of the few positives the Reds could take from their win at Brighton.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand noticed how Bruno Fernandes went back to basics for his last-gasp penalty kick against Brighton & Hove Albion.Manchester United beat the Seagulls 3-2 in dramatic circumstances as they were awarded a penalty after the referee had actually blown the final whistle, with a Neal Maupay handball spotted by VAR. Fernandes stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick in the 100th minute of the game and give United victory.

straight to your inboxBruno Fernandes has told Manchester United what changes to make after their narrow win against Brighton in the Premier League.United fell behind after Fernandes was adjudged to have fouled Tariq Lamptey in the area with Neal Maupay chipping the resulting penalty past David de Gea.

straight to your inboxDavid de GeaBoth of his posts and crossbar were struck by Brighton until he was mischievously beaten by Neal Maupay's penalty. Still hasn't officially saved a penalty since April 2016.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand says Bruno Fernandes needs to play deeper for Manchester United. The former United defender believes improvements can be made after they ended last season having finished in the top four but gone out of three cup competitions at the semi-final stage.

straight to your inboxBruno Fernandes says he fully trusts in the penalty taking abilities of Marcus Rashford,Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba should he not take a spot-kick himself.The Portuguese midfielder has established himself as the go-to penalty taker at Manchester United since his move to the Premier League back in January.During his time at United the 26-year-old has a flawless penalty record, netting eight from eight attempts, including a high pressure execution against Leicester to

United wrapped up a comfortable Carabao Cup victory at Kenilworth Road, despite being made to work hard for much of the evening. Ighalo made a rare start up front but laboured like many of his United teammates.

straight to your inbox There were a few surprised supporters on Friday morning when Manchester United announced their fans' player of the year for the staggered season which ended trophyless last month. Despite only joining in January the accolade went to the talismanic Bruno Fernandes, who staved off competition from Marcus Rashford, Fred and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to claim the award.

straight to your inboxManchester United are stepping up their preparations ahead of their first game of the new Premier League season against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

straight to your inboxDimitar Berbtaov believes Donny van de Beek should take up a deep-lying role in the Manchester United midfield.United signed Van de Beek for €39million rising to €44m from Ajax and he is expected to make his first appearance in today's pre-season friendly with Aston Villa.However, the 23-year-old will not play alongside Paul Pogba, still striving for match fitness after recovering from coronavirus, and Bruno Fernandes has not been at United's Carrington training complex

straight to your inbox Donny van de Beek has impressed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his first training sessions with Manchester United.Van de Beek, 23, only arrived at United's Carrington training complex on Wednesday following international duty with the Netherlands but is expected to make his first appearance in the friendly at Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon. "He’s been training only a couple of days but he’s a bright, bubbly character," Solskjaer told MUTV.

Jadon Sancho and others, United took a different tack. They signed in a position where they already looked fairly strong, bolstering their midfield with the addition of Donny van de Beek from Ajax.That is not to say Van de Beek is a bad signing.

straight to your inboxDozens of Ajax supporters have gave Donny van de Beek a grand farewell ahead of his move to Manchester United. Van de Beek became United's first summer arrival last week after signing a five-year contract with the option of an additional year following his £34.6m transfer from Ajax.

straight to your inbox Bruno Fernandes could have ended up at Manchester City last year and the Manchester United playmaker still ended up assisting one of their players on Saturday night. Fernandes laid on the opener for Joao Cancelo in Portugal's impressive 4-1 Nations League win over Croatia in Porto without Cristiano Ronaldo whatsoever to get the holders' campaign off to a superb start.

straight to your inbox The first time Isak Hansen-Aaroen went away with the Manchester United youth team, his eye was drawn to a lean, shaven-headed figure in training kit who had a special command of a football. It's August 2018 and Hansen-Aaroen is a few days short of his 14th birthday.

straight to your inbox Rene Meulensteen has no doubts that Donny van de Beek will be able to play in the same midfield as Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United.United finally got their summer up and running on Wednesday when it was confirmed that Van de Beek has joined the club in a £40.1million move from Ajax.Though capable of playing in multiple roles in midfield and attack, the 23-year-old has become renowned as one of the best creative-midfielders in Europe, with 27 goals and 24 assists to