Erik ten Hag hailed Bruno Fernandes as a "great captain" who set an example for his Manchester United teammates by completing 90 minutes against Tottenham.
14.04.2023 - 04:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
There were concerns over the fitness of Antony during the warm-up, the Manchester United winger jogging down the tunnel in obvious pain with what looked like a problem in his back. Doubts surfaced as to whether the Brazilian would be fit to start, but whatever happened on the treatment table before kick-off worked wonders.
Antony came flying out of the blocks in the opening few minutes, playing through Jadon Sancho who found the net inside 25 seconds, unfortunately being flagged for a tight offside. But the Reds winger kept at it early, bombing past Sevilla left-back Marcos Acuna minutes later.
And the Brazilian fired a shot at goal on 12 minutes after some good footwork, yet another sharp moment after the initial scare, his problematic back in the past.
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Antony wasn't the only one flying out of the blocks in the opening period, with Marcel Sabitzer netting twice in seven minutes to hand United their early lead. Sevilla were all over the place at that point and every time Erik ten Hag's side went forward they looked like scoring.
Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial were finding bags of space as Jose Luis Mendilibar's side tried to catch a breath, not helped by their uncertainty in possession and an Old Trafford crowd that sensed blood.
Ten Hag evidently smelt the same and urged his side to up the intensity even further in search of more goals and a more handsome advantage. One of the ballboys closest to the home dugout even got a rollocking for hesitating during a throw-in, Ten Hag pacing towards them and clapping for them to move quicker in handing Aaron Wan-Bissaka the ball.
Fernandes has never been one to control his emotions in front of referees and the United man
Erik ten Hag hailed Bruno Fernandes as a "great captain" who set an example for his Manchester United teammates by completing 90 minutes against Tottenham.
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