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Manchester United suffered a 1-3 defeat at home to a far superior Manchester City on Sunday, a result that underlined the gulf in quality that currently exists between the two teams.
Marcus Rashford actually gave the visitors the lead after a superb long-range strike following amazing play from captain Bruno Fernandes in the build-up.
The Portuguese were given a free role and while it was a difficult evening for the team, the Portuguese never gave up and continued to pull away.
Although it did not bear fruit in the Manchester derby, his persistence paid off in United's previous game against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, where he recorded the assist for Casemiro's 90th-minute winner.
bruno, captain
The Portugal international has not had a very lucky tenure as captain for his team, but his hard work can never be ignored. This is something the under-pressure Rashford can learn from.
The former Sporting Lisbon star took over the armband from Harry Maguire in the summer and has consistently led the way with his performances, while never missing a game through injury.
He understands the weight of the famous red shirt and his passion is easy to see. But many times the referee and opposition players have to face problems.
He was targeted by Forest and was even the subject of Felipe's violent conduct in an FA Cup tie, but the referee never bothered to book the offender.
His harm was mocked by Fulham on social media, main Ten Hague to demand an apology, however the apology was refused.
Throughout his look on The Overlap, former supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was requested concerning the attacking midfielder and whether or not he had proven an inclination for the captain's armband throughout his time there.
The Norwegian introduced him to the membership and managed to place out two of the most efficient seasons by way of objectives within the 29-year-old's profession, however by no means gave him the captaincy.
hail on captaincy
Even on the time it was clear that he cared deeply for the membership however Solskjaer was cautious of letting Fernandes' status get in the best way.
“After I was supervisor at Manchester United I knew Bruno Fernandes had the qualities of a captain,” he mentioned.
“He has character and high quality – however he is aware of and I’ve instructed him – that he’s very emotional typically and loses management a bit. I liked Harry Maguire as a captain, he was the chief in that group for me once I was on the membership.
Followers will keep in mind Fernandes coming to Solskjaer's protection after the sport in opposition to Watford, which might sign the tip of the treble winner's managerial tenure at Previous Trafford.
It was a smart determination, however Fernandes has all the time led from the entrance on the sphere and given the decline in Maguire's inventory final season, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the Portuguese star was handed the armband.