BRUNO FERNANDES: 6 (1) apps / 1 goal / 1 assist
The skipper continues to be an effervescent driving force for the team, as he bids to win a third successive Player of the Month prize to enhance his claims for the coveted Sir Matt Busby trophy at the end of the season.
Even though he was rested for the start of the defeat to Wolves, a rare occurrence for our no.8, he been the chief creative influence and, as mentioned, retained his composure from the spot to effectively keep us alive in the Europa League.
In the first leg of the Lyon tie, it was his delicious cross that yielded Joshua Zirkzee’s headed goal.
He was voted our Man of the Match, by the fans, in the games against Manchester City, Lyon and Bournemouth, where he was unlucky not to score on Sunday with an effort that flew inches wide, seconds before Rasmus Hojlund’s equaliser.
