Bruno Fernandes explains why he allowed Edinson Cavani to score Man Utd’s first goal

Bruno Fernandes has explained why he gave Edinson Cavani his first goal for Manchester United.

The Red Devils were victorious 3-1 over Everton to ease the pressure after a stressful week.

Two defeats in a row had put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under immense pressure following losses to Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir.

But a morale-boosting victory over the Toffees before the international break was exactly what the Norwegians needed.

And you can thank Fernandes a lot after two goals and one assist, after United lost a goal.

His main man’s performance could have saved his job and also provided Cavani with his first goal for his new club.

The Uruguayan international signed from Paris St-Germain in a free signing with a huge pedigree.

But after not playing since March, the 33-year-old is still getting used to life in the Premier League and has had to settle for a seat on the bench.

A few cameos passed, but there is a feeling that his goal against Everton could see him kick now, something Fernandes was hoping for.

The Portugal international went on target and could have scored his hat-trick, but instead passed the ball to Cavani to score.

Fernandes told BBC Sport: “The point is to win the game.

“[I set up Edinson Cavani because] It’s important for a striker to score because of his confidence, it will be important for us and the first goal will give him confidence.

“I don’t need to think about a hat-trick, I need to think about the future.

“Every game is important, we are not good in the league so these three points are important.

“We have a game in hand to get closer to the top of the table.

“We are not the best team now, and we are not the worst team after Istanbul.

“We will improve if we do the right things.”