The Portuguese playmaker continues to lead by example at Old Trafford and deserves far more respect for his impact.
I look at the suckers at matches, and they are singing for Bruno( Fernandes). I look at these boys, I suppose you are all cheaters!” Roy Keane angrily declared last month in an explosive debate with Ian Wright about the current Manchester United captain, presented by Sky Bet. “A gift isn’t enough! You keep going back to gifts. Bruno is a talented player, but that is not enough! Leadership for me means action.”
As Keane became more and more agitated, Wright refused to back down and refocused to an irrefutable fact: “If Bruno’s not there, United are in a deportation battle.” Fernandes is a divisive character and a frustrating player to watch at the stylish of times, but Keane was fully wrong to question his position of operation
Fernandes is driven by the same passion that made Keane an icon during his 12-time stay at Old Trafford; he gives everything for the emblem and demands the loftiest norms from himself and everyone around him. That is why suckers sing for Fernandes.
The last five times have been bottomless for United, and this season, they may have hit a new low. But the situation would have been indeed more dismal if it were not for the constant presence of Fernandes. He has led the club through the darkest period in its entire history and has displayed unconditional fidelity and remarkable courage in the face of adversity.
The Red Devils should be thankful to Fernandes, and Keane should apologise. Targeting Fernandes is a no- brainer when all the substantiation points to him being the only United player in thepost-Sir Alex Ferguson period who deserves fabulous status.
