Bruno Fernandes might have provided Manchester United fans with the whole picture over one contentious moment from the Bournemouth match at Old Trafford.
The 31-year-old Manchester United captain saw out the full 90 minutes of Monday evening’s Premier League clash and picked up an assist and scored as well.
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Bruno Fernandes helped put United 2-1 up against Bournemouth in the first half after his superb corner-kick delivery was converted by Casemiro at the back post.
Following his assist for Casemiro, Fernandes had a major impact against the Cherries late in the second half after he netted a key equaliser for the Red Devils.
The Portugal international stepped up and converted a stunning free-kick to pull United level against Bournemouth in their thrilling draw at Old Trafford.
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Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring from a free-kick during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Bournemouth at Old Trafford in 2025 in Manchester, England.
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Bruno Fernandes shows what really happened with Man Utd teammate Senne Lammens during the Bournemouth match
Manchester United blew their lead over Bournemouth inside the opening 10 minutes of their Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Monday evening.
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Evanilson scored only a minute after the break before Marcus Tavernier curled a superb low free-kick into the bottom left corner of Senne Lammens’ net.
Footage has been making the rounds on X, formerly known as Twitter, of a breakdown of Marcus Tavernier’s free-kick from the 4-4 draw.
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Bruno Fernandes can be seen instructing Senne Lammens to move to the United summer signing’s right after the wall protected the left side of his net.
From his position over the dead ball, Tavernier had several United players protecting the right side and Matheus Cunha and Fernandes were both out on the left.
There was a space between Fernandes and Matheus Cunha, which allowed Tavernier to squeeze his powerful strike through the United duo and into the back of the net.
However, Fernandes had clearly instructed Lammens to move more towards the right side of his own net and the Belgian shot-stopper was caught out.
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Senne Lammens failed to trust Bruno Fernandes’ call over the free-kick and the Man Utd shot-stopper should have done better
Senne Lammens raised eyebrows during the match after Marcus Tavernier put Bournemouth 3-2 up and silenced the Old Trafford crowd with his free-kick.
Even Michael Owen could be heard saying in the X-circulated clip that the 23-year-old Belgium international was getting explicitly told by Fernandes over what to do.
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“Look at Bruno there, telling his goalkeeper, ‘Get across. Get across. We’ve already got this side of the goal locked off,’” he said on Premier League productions.
“This is the side of the goal you need to protect. Now, we questioned whether there should be a gap there, Michael [Carrick], because that just gives you a gap to hit.”
Michael Owen is equally right to ask why United allowed the space between Fernandes and Matheus Cunha after protecting the other side of the net.
However, Fernandes’ football IQ was on top form with his observation and Lammens should have known better and trusted his captain’s advice during the key moment.
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