Ole Who Considered Bruno Fernandes' Debut Extraordinary
JAKARTA - Manchester United's new recruit, Bruno Fernandes, made his debut with the Red Devils against Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) at Old Trafford, Saturday, February 1 local time. MU coach, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer said the 25-year-old's debut was extraordinary.
"Bruno is a top player. He shows a lot of quality which I think we will enjoy in the future. He fired five shots and had a few shots on target," Ole told MUTV.
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On Thursday 30 January, MU inaugurated their new recruitment. MU brought in the Portuguese national team player from Sporting Lisbon for a transfer fee of 55 million Euros.
Red Devils fans don't have to wait long to see their new player in action. Bruno Fernandes made his official debut against Wolverhampton, where he played the full 90 minutes in that match.
Solskjaer stated that Bruno managed to make a good first impression on his debut match. He considered, the playmaker played very well, even though he had only been in England about 48 hours earlier.
"This is the first game. In the first half, everybody tried to have the ball, and Bruno was one of those players who when he brought the ball he wanted the other players to move forward, even though we didn't do that," explained Ole.
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Solskjaer is quite optimistic about Fernandes' performance this time. He feels that the playmaker will develop into one of the crucial Red Devils players in the future.
"He also came close to scoring a few times and he showed great vision for play. When he gets to know his team mates better, I think we will get top players in our team." he said.
However, MU only played a goalless draw with Wolves on Fernandes' debut.
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