Bruno Fernandes’ poor run of type continued within the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as Manchester United had been crushed by Fulham at Previous Trafford.
The Purple Devils had been on a powerful 5-match profitable run in all competitions, however they had been 2nd finest in opposition to the Cottagers yesterday. Fulham created numerous variety of probabilities with out discovering the online within the 1st half, however they ultimately broke the impasse within the sixty fifth minute with a strong strike from Calvin Bassey.
Harry Maguire equalised out of the blue for Man United from a rebound off a Bruno Fernandes shot within the 89th minute, however Fulham got here on high ultimately. Alex Iwobi scored a late winner within the 97th minute from a counter-attack. Fulham picked up their first victory at Previous Trafford in 21 years within the course of.
There have been a lot of disappointing performances within the United ranks and Fernandes was a kind of who seemed out of kinds. The Portuguese barely influenced the proceedings within the last third. He misplaced possession 28 instances and struggled along with his distribution. He solely accomplished 2 out of his 8 lengthy balls on the day.
The 29-year-old has been United’s primary artistic pressure along with his targets and assists within the final 4 years, however he seems previous his prime judging by his performances this season. He has registered 7 targets and seven assists from 34 appearances, out of which solely 3 targets and 5 assists have come within the Premier League.
There isn’t any competitors for him in the intervening time with Mason Mount on the sidelines with a calf damage, however Fernandes’ place might come into severe query if his present type continues. The midfielder can have 2 years left on his contract this summer time and the membership could have to ponder promoting him.
It doesn’t seem worthwhile handing a brand new long-term contract to a participant, who has been underperforming over the previous couple of months. Mount has had a tough debut season as a consequence of a number of damage setbacks, however the Englishman is greater than able to succeeding Fernandes within the no.10 position within the coming years.
