 wouldn't win a popularity contest among football fans. Manchester United's new club captain finds it difficult to temper his competitive urges on the pitch and, consequently, he's prone to a moan as well as full-blown strops. His petulant nature asks Dream Team managers a question that has endured ever since the inception of The Sun's beloved fantasy game: Are you able to discard your personal feelings for the good of your team? 3 Dream Team's reigning king of midfield Credit: DREAM TEAM For all his on-pitch villainy, there can be no doubt that Fernandes has been a top-tier Dream Team asset since his arrival at Old Trafford in January 2020. Eight goals and seven assists in his first 14 Premier League games after his mid-season transfer proved to be a taste of things to come. The Portugal international plundered 28 goals and 17 assists in all competitions the following campaign with his Dream Team ownership surpassing 75% at one stage, deservedly so. Granted, Fernandes benefited from a plethora of penalties that season but his stats were phenomenal even with spot-kicks discarded - 32 non-penalty goal involvements is outstanding for a midfielder. 2021/22 was something of a fallow season by Fernandes' standards but it's a measure of the standards he's set for himself that a campaign in which he scored ten league goals was deemed well below par. Last term, he rediscovered his best form, particularly from the World Cup onwards, to register 283 Dream Team points, the highest tally among assets in his position. 3 Fernandes returned from the World Cup in sublime form Credit: GETTY The 28-year-old scored 14 goals and provided 15 assists in all competitions to pip Kevin De Bruyne (£7m) at the top of the midfield rankings, which is a serious achievement in its own right given the Belgian's significant contribution to Manchester City's treble. Additio){kind=link}
IT’S an understatement to say Bruno Fernandes (£6.5m) wouldn’t win a popularity contest among football fans.
Manchester United’s new club captain finds it difficult to temper his competitive urges on the pitch and, consequently, he’s prone to a moan as well as full-blown strops.
His petulant nature asks Dream Team managers a question that has endured ever since the inception of The Sun’s beloved fantasy game: Are you able to discard your personal feelings for the good of your team?
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For all his on-pitch villainy, there can be no doubt that Fernandes has been a top-tier Dream Team asset since his arrival at Old Trafford in January 2020.