Bruno Fernandes fires Manchester United back into the Champions League: Mission complete!
The Portugal international has been the catalyst behind the Red Devils' resurgence that has led them to securing a top-four finish Back in October, it seemed as if Manchester United needed a miracle if they were going to secure Champions League football. They were languishing in 13th place in the Premier League, could not string together a run of victories and had endured their worst beginning to a season for 30 years. Even at the start of 2020, they were 10 points off third and six behind Chelsea in fourth. Rumours were circulating suggesting that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be sacked, with claims the Norwegian was out of his depth and would be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. In reality, his position was never truly under threat, with the board and the owners instead backing their man as he oversees a rebuild at Old Trafford. An illustration of that came with the initial £47 million ($60m) they agreed to spend to bring Bruno Fernandes to the club from Sporting C.P. in Janu