Owen Hargreaves sends message to Manchester United over Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes

straight to your inbox every day for free"Bruno's goals and assists stats speak for themselves."That was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's assessment of Bruno Fernandes' statistics at Sporting Lisbon prior to his Manchester United transfer. After months of transfer speculation, the Portuguese arrived at Old Trafford with a reputation as one of Portugal's most efficient playmakers.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSky Sports pundits Andy Cole and Darren Bent agree that Manchester United deserved to win the key penalty in the win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes has backed Paul Pogba to continue getting better for Manchester United in 2021 after a match-winning performance against Aston Villa. The World Cup winner had a hand in both goals in the 2-1 success that moved United level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table and he produced a fine all-round performance.

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

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes says Eric Bailly was his Man of the Match for his impressive performance against Wolves on Tuesday night. The Ivorian shone alongside Harry Maguire for Manchester United in the heart of defence during their 1-0 win against Nuno Espirito Santo's side at Old Trafford.

direct to your inboxManchester United have seen the best from Paul Pogba since his agent Mino Raiola's controversial transfer comments at the start of the month. That is according to former United player Phil Neville, who believes Pogba could lead Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to the Premier League title this season, on current form.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba moved into a more adventurous role in Manchester United's successful quest for a breakthrough in their 1-0 win over Wolves.United rose to second in the Premier League table through Marcus Rashford's 93rd minute deflected winner in what was their first league victory over Wolves since 2012.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took off Alex Telles at half-time in favour of the more direct Luke Shaw at left-back and Anthony Martial emerged just after the

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has hailed the impact Bruno Fernandes has had on Manchester United and said the Portuguese midfielder is a better player than he was.Fernandes has been directly involved in 31 goals in only 28 Premier League appearances since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in January.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Manchester United need to copy Liverpool's transfer strategy by signing world-class players like Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker to become genuine title contenders.United twice led against Leicester on Boxing Day but shared the points after Harvey Barnes' first-half strike and an own goal from Axel Tuanzebe in the last ten minutes.Bruno Fernandes once again scooped the man of the match award after assisting Marcus Rashford

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 freeNemanja Matic holds the key to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer being able to field a midfield trio of Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes and Donny van de Beek at Manchester United.That's the view of former Premier League striker Darren Bent, who believes the Serbian is the 'disciplined' figure in the side who will allow those three stars to strut their stuff further up the pitch.Pogba, Fernandes and Van de Beek all started for United in their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has told his Machester United stars that 'nobody is bigger than this club' after praising Paul Pogba's performances since Mino Raiola's incendiary comments last week.Pogba's agent gave an interview in Italy in which he sounded the death knell for the midfielder's Old Trafford career, with the publication of the comments a day before United's crucial Champions League decider at RB Leipzig causing frustration inside the club.But while

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane told Mino Raiola he has 'done a lot of talking' but that it's time for Paul Pogba to stand up and be counted on the pitch.United's week has been dominated by talk surrounding Pogba's future after Raiola told Italian outlet Tuttosport that his client's Old Trafford career was 'over'.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Lineker has aimed a dig at Mino Raiola following the agent's claim that Paul Pogba's Manchester United career is over.Raiola said in an interview published earlier this week his client Pogba is unhappy at United and will not sign a new contract. The timing of Raiola's comments prompted criticism from United fans as it came in the build-up to crucial matches against RB Leipzig and Man City.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is unaffected by what Mino Raiola said about Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United. Pogba, 27, started United's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on the bench a day after the emergence of an interview in which Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy' at the club and would not sign a new contract.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe scheduling of EFL Trophy ties is as random as the government choosing which region goes into which tier. The Manchester United Under-21s' defeat to Accrington Stanley kicked off an hour before the first-team lined up in Leipzig and, of the two, the finer football was played at the Crown Ground.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been named in the FUT 21 TOTW 11 line-up after his fantastic goal against West Ham United at the weekend.Pogba scored United 's equaliser at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, which sparked the visitors' comeback. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side eventually won the match 3-1, with Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford also adding goals.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists Paul Pogba is focused on helping Manchester United despite his agent Mino Raiola claiming the midfielder's Old Trafford career is 'over'.Pogba started United's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on the bench a day after Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy' at the club and would not sign a new contract.Pogba, 27, emerged on the hour and played a key role in a fruitless fightback, claiming United's second goal from a