Manchester United pulled off a stunning display to do the double over their neighbours earlier this afternoon, and supporters have been raving about the performance from Bruno Fernandes.
The Red Devils defeated Manchester City 2-0 to move to within three points of the top four.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can thank Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay for their goalscoring contributions, but in reality, they could have mounted a bigger advantage at Old Trafford.
Dan James was set through a couple of times but failed to find his teammate or often squandered the opportunity.
But the showing from Fernandes has been the one on the lips of the fans.
Here’s what has been said…
The were plenty of superlatives used to describe the 25-year-old’s performance, including “wizard,” “genius” and “baller” while one supporter described him as being a “masterclass” of a player.
Fernandes was even lavished for being a “diamond” with his leadership and attitude qualities being firmly pointed out.
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Per SofaScore, the Portuguese maestro recorded three key passes, one assist and three shots. Fernandes was also dribbled past six times and won just 10% of his duels.
It has left fans drooling over the prospect of seeing him in action alongside Paul Pogba, who is nearing a return from injury soon.
Fernandes’ arrival in January was also noted alongside their change in fortunes as the Red Devils now look primed to mount a serious challenge at the Champions League places.
One supporter claimed he was the best signing since Sir Alex Ferguson retired while another believes he already looks like the bargain of the century.
There was even a comparison made to the signing of Robin van Persie…
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