Scholes questions Bruno Fernandes' role in United's equalizer against Omonia.
Despite the fact that Bruno Fernandes played a significant part in Manchester United's victory over Omonia Nicosia, Manchester United icon Paul Scholes has questioned the captain's leadership.
Fernandes has been a consistent starter for the team since Erik ten Hag took over as manager, and in Harry Maguire's absence, he has been the one to wear the captain's armband. This resumed on Thursday night in Cyprus during the Europa League match, with Fernandes starting in the attacking midfield position for his team.
After Omonia had grabbed an unexpected lead in the first half, the Portugal international helped to inspire a comeback in the second half. This came after Omonia had seized the lead. In spite of the fact that he was playing in a more forward position, Fernandes was the one to take up the ball just outside the area eight minutes after halftime.
After moving forward a few meters at a brisk pace, Fernandes looked up and saw Marcus Rashford occupying an open position on the left side of the field. After that, he proceeded to play a magnificent through ball to the Englishman, who took a touch before shooting the equalizer into the net.
Scholes had some concerns regarding Fernandes' deeper positioning, despite the fact that it was Fernandes who provided the crucial assist. The former midfielder is also of the opinion that Fernandes' spot in the starting lineup for Sunday's match against Everton is in jeopardy. Everton's match takes place.
"Excellent pass; I'm not sure what Fernandes is doing so deep, but it's an excellent pass. As Owen mentioned, it was as lively as we've seen Marcus, but it wasn't a great touch. Cristiano makes a brilliant run, which creates the run, and it was the run that made it so lively "According to Scholes, BT Sport.
"It will be interesting to see what he does with Eriksen and Bruno [on Sunday]. He took Bruno off the field after an hour because he's been a little bit ineffective over the past few weeks. Eriksen is a player who has shown promise. It's possible that Casemiro, Fred, McTominay, and even Eriksen will be the ones to win it. On Sunday, it might be appropriate for Bruno to take some time off and relax."
At the hour mark, Fernandes was replaced by another player, and Rashford went on to score one more goal and assist another in what turned out to be an extremely exciting second half. Following the humiliation in the Manchester derby, Scholes is not getting carried away with United's victory, despite the fact that they have claimed it.
"When you've got a substitutes bench as strong as that, that's what you want," he continued, "you want them to come on and change the game, and that's exactly what happened in the second half." "It's a win in the end, when you've got a substitutes bench as strong as that, that's what you want."
"You have to look at them defensively; whenever Omonia came forward, United appeared to be a little bit shaky. Rashford had a decent game, Martial scored a good goal, and Cristiano will be frustrated as well. But you have to look at them defensively.
"They will be happy with the opportunities they created and the fact that they scored enough goals to win the game, but it really should have been five or six. We never doubted that they would come back into the game; they had a lot of opportunities, so it was natural to believe that they would eventually win the game after coming from behind.
"It wasn't the kind of convincing win you'd expect, but you have to give credit to Omonia; they created opportunities for themselves, defended well, and their goalkeeper made some impressive saves. The only positive that can be taken away from it is that they were victorious in the game."
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