Bruno Fernandes: Pundits praise player after Club Brugge clash
Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes didn’t want to come off when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer subbed him against Club Brugge. Fernandes was prolific for United who cruised to a 5-0 win over Brugge in their Europa League Last 32 return fixture at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
When I took him off, obviously he didn't want to come off, he just loves football
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
The midfielder opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 27 minutes to lay the foundations for an impressive triumph in Belgium before Odion Ighalo and Scott McTominay’s strike.
Fred also got on the scoreboard with a rare brace but the Portugal international wasn’t on the pitch to congratulate his team-mate at that time.
That is because the 25-year-old was taken off by Solskjaer, who subbed him for Jesse Lingard after 65 minutes.
Solskjaer admitted that the Portuguese ace wasn’t keen on walking out of the action as he wanted to do more for his team.
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Solskjaer added: “Bruno coming in obviously makes a big, big difference.
“You can see he's got a hand in all the three first goals. What a pass, what a goal Odion's goal was.
“I’m very happy with the contribution of Odion as well up front, doing what he does. He's a target man, we can play up to him, he'll hold it, he's got Juan [Mata] and Bruno next to him and you've got runners then.
“I think as a fellow striker I know how important that first goal is. He's been close a couple of times, you can see he sniffs goals.
“He wants to be there where it sometimes hurts. That goal, he's sharp in his head. That's a natural striker.”