Three players have been nominated for Manchester United’s first Player-of-the-Month award following the restart of 2019/20.
The return to action after football’s three-month suspension has been hugely positive for the Reds so far, as we have strengthened our claim for a top-four spot in the Premier League and progressed to the Emirates FA Cup semi-final.
Wins over Sheffield United, Norwich City, and Brighton & Hove Albion, plus a positive point away at Tottenham Hotspur, were full of great performances, but Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial, and Nemanja Matic particularly stood out. Despite strong competition from Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw, they are the three players up for July’s award.
1) Bruno Fernandes:
Our Portuguese magnifico picked up where he left off before lockdown, nervelessly slotting home a late penalty at Spurs and dovetailing well with Pogba when the Frenchman was introduced as a second-half substitute in North London.
Bruno was an important part of successive wins in league and cup over Sheffield United and Norwich, but he saved his best showing until the last game on the month, at Brighton.
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2)Anthony Martial:
Like Fernandes, Martial had been enjoying 2020 before COVID-19 hit, and the 24-year-old looked sharp when the campaign resumed at Spurs – with only Hugo Lloris’s acrobatics denying him as United fought back from adversity in an encouraging second half.
3)Mason Greenwood:
The teenager, who has netted 17 goals so far in an accomplished breakthrough season, edged out Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes in a fan poll to decide who should win the prize.
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