Having arrived from Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk when Jose Mourinho was in charge, Fred endured a difficult first campaign at Manchester United. The Brazil international made just 25 appearances across all competitions, with just 17 of them coming in the Premier League.
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And having missed the club’s pre-season tour too due to his wedding, there may have been some eyebrows raised within the United camp about whether he had the dedication and attitude to really cut it at the elite level. But particularly in these last few weeks, the £19.8m-rated man has set about trying to prove why he is deserving of being in the Red Devils’ first-team.
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This campaign has seen him feature 21 times already, whilst quite significantly, he has played and completed the full 90 minutes in United’s last 13 Premier League games. And against Burnley at the weekend, he was near faultless, winning seven duels, registering a 90% pass accuracy and completing all three of his attempted dribbles. After seeing his performance, fans of the Manchester side flooded to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the midfielder.
A couple of fans hearkened back to the decision to let Ander Herrera go earlier this year, and suggested that Fred is showing that he is more than capable of filling that void.
A few United supporters were also quick to praise Fred’s work ethic and how he has simply knuckled down in trying to get better rather than moaning about his lack of opportunities.
With Scott McTominay out injured for the foreseeable future, it will be up to Fred to really carry the workload in the Scotland international’s absence. And if performance against Burnley is anything to go by, then he is most certainly up to that gruelling task.
Meanwhile, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has raved about this Manchester United starlet after his performance against Burnley.
