Misfiring Fernandes flops for Manchester United in Europa League final defeat | Jamie Jackson

Deployed in central midfield rather than a more familiar No 10 role, the playmaker failed to make his mark in BilbaoWanted desperately: a system that allows Manchester United to create a cornucopia of chances, plus a Bruno Fernandes who does not go missing precisely when this one-man Ruben Amorim outfit needs him - in a major European final.Cumbersome, toothless and lacking flair: this has been Amorim’s 3-4-3 formation since he took over in early November, and was Fernandes on Wednesday night, alongside the (again) impotent Rasmus Højlund, plus the anonymous Mason Mount, Amad Diallo and too many others in United colours. Continue reading...

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