Why Bruno Fernandes let Marcus Rashford take Manchester United penalty vs Istanbul Basaksehir

direct to your inboxBruno Fernandes believes Manchester United must defeat Manchester City to help supporters forget about their mid-week defeat to RB Leipzig and subsequent exit from the Champions League.United needed a point against the Bundesliga side to secure their place in the last 16 of the competition but crashed out despite a late comeback in Germany.

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.

Dominic Booth has selected Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial as the quartet who has impressed him most at Old Trafford over the course of 2020.But do you agree?If you haven't yet voted for your player, you can do so here.You can also listen to our special Manchester Is Red podcast about the awards, available shortly wherever you consume your podcasts.Now we want to hear from you - the fans - about who you have voted for, and whether any other players were

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United sealed yet another away day comeback at West Ham on Saturday night.The Red Devils were a goal down at the break but stormed back after the restart to claim all three points. Three goals inside 13 minutes flipped the game on its head, with Paul Pogba, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford all netting with fine efforts.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes trolled Marcus Rashford on Instagram after the Manchester United forward hit the post before netting his clinching goal against West Ham.With United 2-1 up having come from behind at the London Stadium, Fernandes sent fellow half-time substitute Rashford through on goal but the forward scuffed his shot across goal onto the post.The miss did not matter in the end as Rashford scored United's third a short time later after latching onto a

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer tried to protect Bruno Fernandes by ending his run of consecutive Premier League starts for Manchester United.Fernandes had started in all 23 league matches he had been available for up to United's trip to West Ham, where he was named as a substitute.However, United's trailed 1-0 at half-time and their woeful first-half performance convinced Solskjaer to introduce Fernandes at the pause and he teed up Paul Pogba to equalise.United

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonMade an early save but was surrounded by incompetence in the feckless first-half. His goal led a charmed life at times.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes has been named Manchester United player of the month for November. Although it got off to a difficult start with defeats to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir, November transpired to be a fruitful month for United.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood morning, Manchester United fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.Ferguson praises Rashford’s philanthropy Former Manchester United United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Marcus Rashford following the striker’s campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov says Bruno Fernandes still needs to work on the defensive side of his game.The midfielder has been superb since joining Manchester United in January and in midweek scored a brace to help the Reds to a 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.On another day, the 26-year-old may have had a hat-trick but he opted to pass up the opportunity to take a penalty, instead letting Marcus Rashford score from the spot.Yet Berbatov says the Portuguese star

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov has hailed Bruno Fernandes as a Manchester United leader after his decision to let Marcus Rashford take a penalty against Istanbul Basaksehir. The United midfielder was on a hat-trick having put his side 2-0 up early on when Rashford went down in the box.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes joked that "penalties help" when reacting to his Manchester United goal record so far. Fernandes' two goals in United's 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir took him to 20 goals in 35 appearances for the club since his January arrival from Sporting Lisbon.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United returned to Champions League action on Tuesday as they recorded a 4-1 victory over Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir.United lost to Basaksehir earlier in November but avenged that defeat at Old Trafford, as Bruno Fernandes' brace plus goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James ensured United moved onto nine points at the top of Group H.There were a couple of concerns regarding injuries on the night, though, as Victor Lindelof was

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says the presence of Edinson Cavani allowed Manchester United to play more direct in their 4-1 Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir.Cavani, 33, made his first United start with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on the wings and Bruno Fernandes in the playmaker role as Solskjaer made just two changes to the team which laboured to victory against West Brom.Although Cavani did not score on his full United debut his expertise as

straight to your inbox every day, freeDavid de GeaHis selection would have been controversial if United had not won so handsomely. Excellent save to deny Edin Visca but culpable for goal.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United supporters have been reacting to Bruno Fernandes' stunning opening goal in the Champions League clash with Istanbul Basaksehir. It took just seven minutes for United to break the deadlock against the Turkish outfit - who beat them 2-1 earlier in the month.

straight to your inbox every day, free West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has hit out at Bruno Fernandes' penalty technique following the Baggies' defeat by Manchester United over the weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side ground out a gritty 1-0 win over West Brom on Saturday night, with Fernandes netting the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.