Bruno Fernandes has been having a Premier League Player of the Season caliber season, but that show may have entered an intermission thanks to a Sunday injury.
Fernandes appeared to hurt his left leg with about five minutes to go in the first half but was able to play into halftime.
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United then emerged from the team room with Lisandro Martinez entering the game to play alongside Manuel Ugarte.
Fernandes soon reemerged to watch the game from the bench, still in his shorts and socks and without a terrible limp. United fans will be hoping that’s a good sign.
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Amorim says he’s not sure the extent of Fernandes’ injury but speculated that it was a muscular injury that will require an absence.
“I think it’s soft tissue so it’s going to take a while,” Amorim said. “We’ll see.”
But Fernandes has been a leader during his time at Old Trafford and that status extends to his durability and availability.
Fernandes has played 37, 36, 36, 35, and 36 Premier League games in his five full seasons prior to this one, so the Red Devils have not often had to find solutions without their top playmaker.
The good news is that United have a soft spot in the schedule after a tricky visit from Newcastle on Boxing Day. The Red Devils will then face Wolves, Leeds, and Burnley in the next three Premier League matches.
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