Manchester United’s captain Bruno Fernandes got here to his membership’s rescue with two objectives in a 4-2 house victory over the Premier League’s backside membership Sheffield United on Wednesday, simply when extra bother loomed for beleaguered supervisor Erik ten Hag.
Twice United trailed with Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Diaz each on the right track for the guests however Fernandes helped avert one other damaging consequence.
Fernandes levelled from the penalty spot within the 61st minute after a foul on Harry Maguire, scorer of United’s first equaliser.
Fernandes then smacked house a scorching left-footed shot to edge his aspect in entrance earlier than establishing Rasmus Højlund to lastly subdue their battling opponents.
Reuters studies it was one other far-from-convincing show from Ten Hag’s aspect, though victory moved United into sixth place to maintain them within the hunt for a European qualifying spot.
Time is almost up for Sheffield United who’ve solely 16 factors from 34 video games and could possibly be relegated on the weekend.
United’s FA Cup semifinal win on penalties was dubbed embarrassing in some quarters after squandering a 3-0 lead towards second-tier Coventry Metropolis and being spared defeat solely by a controversially disallowed aim in further time.
Ten Hag got here out combating this week, branding the criticism disgraceful, however the Dutchman gave the impression to be staring into the abyss as his aspect once more conjured bother of their very own making.
They may and may have been effectively forward as probabilities went begging and Sheffield United keeper Wes Foderingham pulled off a number of nice saves, one from Diogo Dalot within the opening minute and one other from teenager Kobbie Mainoo.
However United keeper André Onana then gifted the guests the lead within the thirty fifth minute with a dreadful move out that was intercepted by Bogle who ran via to attain.
United have been stage earlier than half-time as Alejandro Garnacho, one of many shining lights in a poor season, whipped in a low cross that Maguire delicately glanced in together with his head.