Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has hailed Bruno Fernandes as "the closest we've had to Paul Scholes for years". The signing of Fernandes in the January transfer window proved a masterstroke, with United unbeaten in 11 games and fifth in the Premier League table by the time football was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Fernandes played in nine of those games after his switch from Sporting Lisbon, and the Portugal star has been credited with lifting the performances of his teammates through his demanding attitude on the pitch and on the training ground.
And Robson has compared the 25-year-old to legendary midfielder Scholes, one of the greatest players of United's dominant era under Sir Alex Ferguson. "The form before the