Solskjaer denies misleading people over Bruno Fernandes selection for Manchester United vs Everton

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he would be open to moving for an influential mid-season target in the mould of Bruno Fernandes but does not expect Manchester United to pull off such a coup two years running.After much deliberation, United eventually completed the signing of Fernandes, 26, from Sporting Lisbon in a £67.6million deal last January and they did not lose a Premier League game for the rest of the season following the Portuguese's

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes believes Paul Pogba's slow start to the season was due to his battle with Covid-19.Pogba and Fernandes were key to helping Manchester United finish third in the Premier League last season as the Reds reached the semi-final of the FA Cup and Europa League.Both men were seen as key players in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side but Pogba has found himself restricted to a role as an impact substitute in recent months.In the last few weeks, Pogba has

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes admits Manchester United need to improve if they are to take the next step and win trophies after several semi-final defeats under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.United have lost four semi-finals in the last 13 months, three of which since Fernandes signed, the latest being Wednesday's loss to City in the Carabao Cup.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United's players cannot always depend on Bruno Fernandes after their fourth semi-final defeat in the last year. Fernandes was off-colour in United's 2-0 loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on a night when none of their forwards performed.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have included Dean Henderson and Victor Lindelof in their side to face Manchester City tonight.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has picked a strong team for the Carabao Cup semi-final clash at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford starting.United have made just the two changes from the 11 that beat Aston Villa 2-1 on New Year's Day.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer revelled in Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's complaints about the number of penalties Manchester United have been awarded this season.Klopp was seething after Sadio Mane was denied a spotkick in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat at Southampton on Monday night and United are level on points with the Premier League champions thanks to Bruno Fernandes's winning penalty against Aston Villa.Since the Video Assistant Referee was introduced in the

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 freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has been praised for his management of Bruno Fernandes.The midfielder netted his 11th Premier League goal of the season in United's 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Friday night, scoring from the penalty spot shortly after Bertrand Traore had equalised for the visitors.Fernandes has been a revelation since moving from Sporting Lisbon in last January, although he made a rare mistake in the Reds' 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Boxing Day as

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.

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 free Bruno Fernandes paid tribute to Eric Bailly and Edinson Cavani for their roles in his 10th Premier League goal of the season at Leicester City. The Portuguese midfielder looked to have put United on course for all three points at the King Power Stadium when he latched on to Cavani's pass and slid a shot past Kasper Schmeichel with 11 minutes to go.

straight to your inbox every day for free A Wednesday trip down the M62 might not fall into the same category as a Champions League night in Istanbul, but once again Manchester United have been dealt a poor hand by the fixture planners. It was at Goodison Park back in the first week of November that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his feelings known about the task his side were given in the aftermath of their European game against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Turkish capital.

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 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.