With Friday’s victory against Newcastle (1-0) , Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United managed to do something they hadn’t achieved since 2022: win in the Premier League without Bruno Fernandes. At that time, a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo saved the Red Devils.
Bruno Fernandes, captain of United, has been in Manchester since the 2019/20 season, when he left Sporting. Since then, the last time Manchester United had won without the Portuguese midfielder was three years and nine months ago. Against the Magpies, the number 8 was sidelined due to injury.
At the time, in March 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals in the 3-2 victory against Tottenham. Since then, Bruno Fernandes has missed six games, resulting in five defeats and one draw for the “Red Devils .
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