Who was United's Man of the Match?

Thursday 25 April 2024 12:00

There was a clear winner in our Man of the Match poll, after Manchester United's 4-2 victory over Sheffield United at Old Trafford.

The Reds had to twice come from behind, with Harry Maguire's first-half header and a Bruno Fernandes penalty answering the Blades' efforts from Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Diaz.

And Erik ten Hag's men secured the three points in the final 10 minutes of normal time, as Fernandes brilliantly curled home from 25 yards and then set up Rasmus Hojlund for a fourth.

That moved the skipper on to 26 goal involvements for the campaign, more than any other Premier League midfielder has managed, and he was once again your Man of the Match, making it three straight wins after topping the polls against Bournemouth and Coventry too.

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Fernandes claimed 86 per cent of the vote, on a night where he struck out on his own as the Reds' leading scorer in 2023/24.

The Portuguese magnifico has scored seven of his 15 efforts this term during the month of April and is now one clear of Hojlund at the top of the charts.

With six games left to play, it's already his second-best goalscoring season for the club, after 2020/21, when he managed 28.

"He's in very good form. He is very happy in his position on the field," said Ten Hag.

"So I think he finds his place in this team, he's very creative, scoring goals, giving assists and is very important in transition, both ways. I'm very happy with his performance."

MAKING A LATE RUN?

The prestigious Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award will be given out next month and Fernandes is making a strong case to win for the third time since joining the club in January 2020.

This season's Man-of-the-Match award stats bear that feeling out, as Bruno has eight wins now, double the total of his nearest competitors, Andre Onana and Kobbie Mainoo.

Alejandro Garnacho has topped the post-match poll three times, while Casemiro, Hojlund and Scott McTominay are the other players with multiple successes.

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