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Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes has equaled a feat last accomplished by his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fernandes scored and provided an assist as United drew 2-2 with Leicester City in their Boxing Day clash at King Power Stadium.
His 79th-minute goal against Leicester led to 10 Premier League goals for the season.
In doing so, he becomes the first Portuguese player to reach double figures in England’s top flight since Ronaldo did so during his time with United (according to talkSPORT).
Ronaldo left Old Trafford in 2009 to join Real Madrid and has since moved on to Juventus. Now he has won the Ballon d’Or five times.
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Fernandes is United de Portugal’s latest star and has made a big impact since joining the club from Sporting Lisbon in January.
The attacking midfielder has been directly involved in 31 goals for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team, including assists.
According to talkSPORT, that puts him one ahead of Ronaldo (since Fernandes made his United debut), with only Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (34) and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski (35) ahead of him in the top five leagues. of Europe.
Manchester United were frustrated after a late draw denied them victory at Leicester at the early start of Boxing Day.
United took the lead twice with goals from Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes, but a late goal from Jamie Vardy meant the game ended 2-2, meaning the Reds missed their chance to overtake the Foxes and take second. place in the Premier League table.
United don’t have to wait too long to get back on the winning track as they host the Wolves on Tuesday night.
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Against Leicester, Fernandes set up Marcus Rashford to score the first goal in the 23rd minute, his 50th goal in the Premier League.
However, Harvey Barnes called for the Foxes just after the half hour.
It looked like Fernandes could have won it for the visitors, just because of Jamie Vardy’s effort to deflect Axel Tuanzebe with five minutes remaining.
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