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It’s not usually {that a} participant scores a objective from the midway line and his ball is stolen by one among his teammates.
In a approach, that is Bruno Fernandes' profession at Previous Trafford in a nutshell.
Regardless of placing in back-to-back vital performances for his staff, he nonetheless has his fair proportion of critics and other people can usually overlook the work he does for the staff.
This may be seen within the midfielder's pursuit to thwart Liverpool's final gasp assaults within the ultimate minutes of the sport.
Yesterday's sensible strike from inside Liverpool's half was a milestone for the United captain, because it not solely pulled his facet again into the competitors however it was his fiftieth Premier League look for the membership.
Nonetheless, Kobi Manu's lovely second objective acquired extra reward.
The Pink Devils had put in a dull efficiency to that time as even the largest Pink Devils fan would admit, their arch rivals have been on high.
Nonetheless, a free move from Jerrel Quansah allowed Fernandes to run onto the ball and, from simply inside the middle circle, elevate it over the helpless keeper, Caoimhin Kelleher.
It was a disgraceful ending, particularly in sporting phrases. It's one factor to make a shot like that once you're 3-0 up and taking the lead, however it's fairly one other to indicate that sort of braveness when dropping at house to Liverpool.
“Our No. 8's guided end introduced him objective No. 50 within the Premier League, simply 4 years after transferring right here from Sporting Membership in Lisbon,” Manchester United's official web site mentioned.
“It took Fernandes 154 video games to attain the feat, whereas the at all times dependable midfielder has really missed solely 5 fixtures since becoming a member of attributable to suspension or sickness.”
“Bruno turns into the twelfth Reds participant to achieve the half-century mark for the reason that league rebranded in 1992, together with his team-mates Marcus Rashford (83) and Anthony Martial (63) additionally members of the 50-up membership.”
The United captain continues to be a methods wanting Wayne Rooney's report of 183 Premier League objectives for the membership, however he has develop into the fourth midfielder to attain the feat after Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and David Beckham.
“Bruno is now in double figures in objectives for the fifth consecutive season as a Pink, having beforehand scored 12, 28, 10 and 14 occasions throughout his 4 full campaigns”.
“His subsequent objective will likely be his seventy fifth for United.”
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