Five things spotted in Manchester United training as Bruno Fernandes dazzles

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that a new centre-back should be the club's priority on transfer deadline day, rather than Jadon Sancho, following Sunday's humiliating 6-1 loss to Tottenham.Things couldn't have started better at Old Trafford as Bruno Fernandes put United ahead from the penalty spot within the opening two minutes but things quickly started to unravel.Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min took advantage of some dreadful United defending to overturn United's lead.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans were missing Roy Keane in their team's humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were thrashed 6-1 by Spurs as Jose Mourinho enjoyed his return to Old Trafford.

to complete a deal for free agent Cavani, who left Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Uruguay international, 33, will arrive at Old Trafford on a short-term deal, with the main financial outlay being agents' fees and the player's wages.

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 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

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Dean Henderson start tonight's Carabao Cup clash against Brighton.United faced the Seagulls last weekend in the Premier League, winning in dramatic fashion late into injury time thanks to a penalty from Bruno Fernandes.Brighton hit the woodwork five times and United's performance did little to appease supporters who were concerned following the opening day defeat against Crystal Palace.With a crucial game against Jose

straight to your inboxManchester United's FIFA 21 player ratings have today been confirmed in full, with every player's new FUT 21 rating confirmed. It had already been confirmed by EA during the top 100 highest rated players release that Bruno Fernandes is the highest-rated United player on FUT 21, followed by Paul Pogba, David De Gea and Marcus Rashford, with new signing Donny van de Beek rated at 83 overall.

straight to your inboxManchester United will not challenge for the Premier League title with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes playing in the same team.

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

straight to your inboxAfter previously confirming the top 100 highest-rated players on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team, most of the Manchester United squad have had their FUT 21 ratings confirmed today. It had already been confirmed that Bruno Fernandes would be the highest-rated United player on FUT 21, with the Portugal midfielder given an overall rating of 87.

United man has explained how Solskjaer keeps harmony in the squad, despite fierce competition for places, especially in Fred's midfield position. Donny van de Beek and Bruno Fernandes have arrived to rival Fred, Scott McTominay, Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic.Solskjaer is a master at keeping everyone happy and motivated, the Brazlian said. "He is very easy to deal with," Fred told FourFourTwo.

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 inbox Bruno Fernandes is among seven Manchester United players to return to Carrington for pre-season training on Monday.

Van de Beek could have Fernandes impactIt wasn't just the sublime turn on the 40-minute mark, which MUTV's commentators compared to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, that showed what Donny van de Beek can do.

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