Manchester United morning headlines as Solskjaer thanks Man Utd scouts

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday August 15.Manchester United playmaker Bruno Fernandes has responded to recent comparisons with club legend Eric Cantona.The Portuguese attacking midfielder has hit the ground running and admits that being compared to Cantona is highly flattering.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, August 14.Bruno Fernandes believes Mason Greenwood can still develop physically as he tipped his teammate to keep on growing. Greenwood, 18, has 17 senior goals to his name since bursting into the United first team and has caught the eye of everybody with his performances.

semi-final against Sevilla on Sunday night. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side go all the away, it will be their first major silverware since they won the same competition under Jose Mourinho in 2017 and their first trophy under the Norwegian.And Fernandes has spoken about how winning the Europa League could breed a more dominant mentality within the United squad.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have named Bruno Fernandes as their Player of the Year.Fernandes completed his long-awaited move to Old Trafford in the January transfer window and it was no coincidence United's form improved as a result.The Portuguese was a crucial part of the team that secured a third-placed finish in the Premier League - Fernandes is yet to suffer a league defeat since joining the club.Fernandes tops the Europa League scoring charts after scoring a crucial penalty

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has likened Bruno Fernandes to Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne following the club's victory in the Europa League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side endured a hard-fought match against FC Copenhagen in Cologne, with the Danish side taking the match to extra time.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Juan Mata's professionalism after his impact in Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final win over Copenhagen.Mata replaced Mason Greenwood at the start of extra-time with the game goalless and quickly created a chance for Anthony Martial before playing the Frenchman in again to win the decisive penalty Bruno Fernandes converted.Mata, 32, was restricted to eight Premier League starts this season and already lined up as many times in the

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Anthony Martial is becoming 'impossible to stop' amid his propensity for winning penalties.Martial has earned Manchester United's last three spotkicks after he was hauled to the ground by Andreas Bjelland early on in extra-time of their Europa League quarter-final win over Copenhagen.United have won 21 penalties this season, scoring 17, which is more than any other side in the top five European leagues and Bruno Fernandes has scored all seven he

straight to your inboxPhil Neville has suggested Manchester United might not need Jack Grealish because Bruno Fernandes has been such a revelation since joining the club in January.Sancho and Grealish are both targets for United this summer, with the Borussia Dortmund winger Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's No.1 priority.Grealish, meanwhile, will make a decision on his future later this month amid interest from United.Neville, however, feels that landing Grealish is not necessarily a transfer his former

straight to your inboxManchester United fans are gutted that Bruno Fernandes hasn't been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season award.With the season finally concluded, the contenders to win the the accolade for the best player of the season were revealed on Friday.

straight to your inboxJadon Sancho made a return to Borussia Dortmund training on Monday as Manchester United fans laid down a challenge for the 20-year-old.Unied have made the England international their number one target for the summer transfer window with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to strengthen his squad ahead of the 2020/21 season.

United recovered from an awful start to the Premier League season to finish in third position, ahead of Chelsea and Leicester, securing Champions League qualification.And it was the addition of Fernandes, signed for £47million from Sporting Lisbon in January, that lifted the overall level in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team - according to former United striker Berbatov."The signing of Bruno Fernandes lifted the team massively," Berbatov said in his Betfair blog.

The Portuguese midfielder has made a habit of scoring goals since he arrived at United from Sporting Lisbon in January, netting 10 goals in all competitions already for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.And he has now explained that his celebration, of sliding on his knees and covering his ears with his hands, is a copycat of his young daughter."This is a long story," he told United's official website when asked to explain.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Bruno Fernandes and Mason Greenwood handed new squad numbers if Jadon Sancho completes a summer transfer to the club.MEN Sport understand Sancho is a priority transfer target for United who boosted their chances of landing the Borussia Dortmund star by sealing Champions League qualification with a win against Leicester on the final day of the season.

straight to your inbox Jose Mourinho appears to have aimed a sly dig at Bruno Fernandes and his penalty record since joining Manchester United.United secured a place in the Champions League for next season thanks to a 2-0 win away at Leicester last weekend, thanks to a penalty from Fernandes and a late strike from Jesse Lingard.The arrival of Fernandes in the January transfer window proved to be a huge turning point in the season for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, with United still yet to lose in

straight to your inbox Alan Shearer hailed Bruno Fernandes as the key difference for Manchester United after Champions League football was secured on the final day of the Premier League season. The 2019-20 campaign was a tale of two halves for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, with the club's form improving significantly after Fernandes' arrival from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has thanked the Manchester United scouting department for recommending he sign Bruno Fernandes.Fernandes, 26, has scored 10 goals in 18 starts since his £68million mid-season transfer from Sporting Lisbon and United are unbeaten in the 14 Premier League matches Fernandes has started in.United secured Champions League qualification by finishing third with a 2-0 win at Leicester, where Fernandes struck the winner from the penalty spot.

straight to your inboxManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told the board what he feels the club needs to do in the transfer market after qualification for next season's Champions League was confirmed.United needed to avoid defeat against Leicester on the final day of the season to return to Europe's elite club competition, a remarkable achievement given their early season form.Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard handed the Reds three points and sealed third place in the

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer revealed he and the Manchester United staff have taken satisfaction in some pundits' predictions about their Premier League finish. United secured a gutsy 2-0 win at Leicester to secure Champions League qualification for next season, having trailed Brendan Rodgers's side by 14 points in January.