3 reasons why Manchester United can be title contenders next season

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#2 Bruno Fernandes is the next big thing

Why does it feel like Ronaldo days are back for United fans? Whichever team you support,you will agree that Bruno Fernandes is brilliant to watch.

Bruno scored a sublime free-kick against Bournemouth after a brace against Brighton mid-week. The Portuguese has been involved in 10 goals in nine Premier League games since joining from Sporting CP. Fernandes has a 100% record in penalties for United

According to Newsbytes, he has had 24 shots on goal, with 10 of them being on target. Fernandes has completed 330 passes and has contributed in 18 accurate long balls.No United players have had more shots (38), shots on target (15), created more chances (26) or accounted for more passes into the penalty area (98).

Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have become the first Manchester United pairing since Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez to record 10 or more Premier League goals at Old Trafford in a single season as cited by Goal.com. But it has been Bruno Fernandes who has allowed both of these players to attack freely without having to come deep to carry the ball. The Portuguese magician is a

Bruno Fernandes has also helped to free Paul Pogba from the burden of midfield creativity at Manchester United, according to Rio Ferdinand, who says Pogba is finally starting to justify his £89 million ($111m) price tag.