David de Gea has congratulated former Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernandes after he helped his native Portugal qualify for next year's European Championship.
25.09.2023 - 03:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
One moment of quality from Bruno Fernandes was enough to get Manchester United back to winning ways.
After three straight defeats in all competitions, United defeated Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday night to move up to eighth position in the Premier League standings. However, after six games, Erik ten Hag and his men are still nine points behind their treble-winning neighbours Manchester City at the summit.
A double-header with Crystal Palace, in the Carabao Cup and Premier League, is next on the agenda for United as they look to build up some form following their early-season struggles. Here we take a closer look at three winners and three losers from the 1-0 victory over Burnley.
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Bruno Fernandes: What a strike that was! Channelling his inner Robin van Persie to settle the scores, Fernandes made all the difference against Burnley with a high-quality winner. He more than did his bit for the side, too, in an unfancied role on the right flank which gave United control and a stop-gap solution to the ongoing problem there.
Jonny Evans: It was a contentious call to start him, even with so many injury absences across their defensive line. That decision was fully vindicated, though, as Evans organised his teammates and had a goal disallowed before his sublime assist for the Fernandes winner. The veteran more than played his part in keeping a clean sheet.
Andre Onana: Following his first high-profile error in United colours, the Cameroon goalkeeper very much found himself under the microscope on Saturday night. How would he react? Quite well, as it turns out, with the 27-year-old a much more commanding
David de Gea has congratulated former Manchester United teammate Bruno Fernandes after he helped his native Portugal qualify for next year's European Championship.
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