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Solskjaer hails 'brilliant' Fernandes' impact on Man Utd

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes reacts during their English League Cup semi-final match against Manchester City at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on January 6, 2021.
 

Photo credit: Peter Powell | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Nobody has scored more for a Premier League club than Fernandes since his debut in January 2020
  • He has bagged 28 goals in all competitions and provided 17 assists to transform United from underachievers into Premier League title contenders
  • Solskjaer has been impressed by the single-minded focus of Fernandes, whose transformative impact on United has been likened to that of French forward Eric Cantona in the 1990s

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has saluted "brilliant" Bruno Fernandes' impact in his first year at Manchester United.

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