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18.01.2024 - 13:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United captains Gary Neville and Roy Keane disagree that Bruno Fernandes' 'free role' given to him by Erik ten Hag is getting the best out of the attacking midfielder.
Fernandes has made 28 appearances so far this season bagging six goals and five assists in the process. In the opening stages of the campaign, the 29-year-old was one of the clubs top performers with the Portuguese international pivotal in the victories over Nottingham Forest, Burnley and Fulham.
However, the captain has had no goal involvements in the Premier League since the assist against Everton at the end of November. Fernandes has managed to keep his place in the team but United pundits feel the Reds could be getting more out of him.
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Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Neville believes Erik ten Hag should take a page out of Pep Guardiola's book. "Any team that is anything at all, you see repeated pass patterns and combinations," he explained.
"I think about Bruno Fernandes, and I watched him on Sunday, he’s obviously the best player in terms of talent – but he’s everywhere. He must be being told to go and do what he wants.
"I don’t think Bruno Fernandes is that type of guy. If, for Pep Guardiola, a player plays out of position for a minute or two, he’s on the sideline saying: ‘Get back into your position’, and I think Ten Hag is giving him the freedom to go everywhere, and actually that means you can never have a combination or a pattern – when you’ve got your main midfield player everywhere on the pitch.
"It’s almost like 20 years ago, where your number 10 was given licence to
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