Man City player Kevin De Bruyne reacts to comparisons with Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe sporting director who took Bruno Fernandes to Italy says the Portuguese star has reached his pinnacle at Manchester United.Cristiano Giaretta was instrumental in taking a young Fernandes from Boavista to Novara in 2012, giving the midfielder his first taste of senior football.Giaretta is now sporting director at Watford so will be reunited with Fernandes in January's FA Cup tie between the Hornets and United.Speaking to Calcio Mercato, Giaretta was

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City will be handed the opportunity to strengthen their squads when the January transfer window opens in a matter of days.United will welcome Amad Diallo to the club after agreeing a deal to sign the 18-year-old on deadline day in October. Last season, Bruno Fernandes ' deal was the headline transfer activity from Manchester, although rumours about a deal for Jadon Sancho have gone quiet since the summer.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen has named Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek as the only two players who can replace Bruno Fernandes for the Reds - but warned neither will have the same impact as the Portuguese star.Fernandes has netted 14 goals and created eight more since arriving from Sporting CP in January, netting and setting one up in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani has been told he will 'have to get used' to his rotational role at Manchester United.Cavani, 33, came off the bench in the second-half at Leicester with the game deadlocked and assisted Bruno Fernandes to regain United's lead.The Uruguayan lashed in United's winner in their Carabao Cup quarter-final at Everton on Wednesday but has been restricted to one Premier League start all season since arriving for a free transfer on deadline

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Sir Alex Ferguson would have fumed at Bruno Fernandes for his role in Leicester's first goal during Manchester United's draw with the Foxes.Fernandes was in inspired form against Brendan Rodgers' side at the King Power Stadium, providing the assist for Marcus Rashford to open the scoring with a deft touch before scoring himself in the second half.Despite his brilliance for the opener, the Portuguese contributed to United conceding

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaCareless with his feet and then his footwork was awry for Harvey Barnes' equaliser. Leicester preyed on his discomfort with the ball at his feet.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville and Jamie Carragher both hailed the way Bruno Fernandes has transformed Manchester United.Fernandes joined United from Sporting Lisbon at the end of January - and quickly established himself as a key man in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. The attacking midfielder has scored 17 goals and provided 12 assists in only 27 Premier League appearances.

straight to your inboxThere are some things Kevin De Bruyne can't do. After a brilliant year that saw him win PFA Player of the Year, Manchester City Player of the Season and also Premier League Player of the Season, the brilliant Belgian has continued the 2020/21 season as he finished 2019/20.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes has been voted as Manchester United fans' player of the year for 2020. After MEN Sport ran a poll asking its readers, United fans, to vote for the club's best player of the calendar year, and after thousands of votes were cast Fernandes was the overwhelming choice.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez used his vote for the prestigious FIFA Best Men's Player award to put forward Liverpool's Sadio Mane before Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. As Algeria captain, Mahrez was able to pick his top three players of the year, with his first pick earning five points, his second three points and his third choice one point to go towards a final total that eventually crowned Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski the clear winner.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaMade a solid save from Riyad Mahrez with a more assured stance than in midweek. Otherwise utterly untroubled.

direct to your inboxBruno Fernandes believes Manchester United must defeat Manchester City to help supporters forget about their mid-week defeat to RB Leipzig and subsequent exit from the Champions League.United needed a point against the Bundesliga side to secure their place in the last 16 of the competition but crashed out despite a late comeback in Germany.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United greats Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes both believe that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have become over-reliant on Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal international has been a revelation for United and made an impact off the bench at the weekend, as United came from behind to beat West Ham.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere were plenty of stand-out performers in Manchester United's win at West Ham on Saturday night.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side recovered from a poor first half to hit back with three goals in 13 second-half minutes to land a 3-1 victory.That turned the game on its head and secured yet another comeback victory away from home, United's fifth in a row.Bruno Fernandes was one of two half-time changes made by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, along with Marcus

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes trolled Marcus Rashford on Instagram after the Manchester United forward hit the post before netting his clinching goal against West Ham.With United 2-1 up having come from behind at the London Stadium, Fernandes sent fellow half-time substitute Rashford through on goal but the forward scuffed his shot across goal onto the post.The miss did not matter in the end as Rashford scored United's third a short time later after latching onto a