Manchester United won their third Premier League game in a row on Saturday, defeating Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 at Old Trafford.
Bryan Mbeumo, who signed from Brentford in the summer, scored twice, as did Casemiro and Matheus Cunha in front of their home crowd.
Bruno Fernandes, as seen in the video above, contributed significantly to the fourth goal with a fantastic dummy, but his influence in the last third is waning.
According to Sofascore, the Portugal international has recorded double-digit goals and assists in all five of his full seasons at Old Trafford, demonstrating his continuous effect at the top of the pitch.
However, Bruno has only two goals and one assist in ten games in all competitions this season, with two goals from 4.29 xG in the Premier League, according to Sofascore, indicating that his influence is waning.
Do not get things twisted: the 31-year-old great is still an influential player who can create moments of magic for United, but the additions of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko mean he no longer needs to carry the team on his back.
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He still has two years left on his contract and turned 31 last month, so he still has plenty of gas in the tank, but Matthijs de Ligt, another United star, may be vying for Bruno’s captaincy.
Why is Matthijs de Ligt a prospective Manchester United captain?
The Netherlands international is five years younger than Bruno and may have a longer-term career at Old Trafford, with the possibility of someday taking over as captain if he continues to excel at the back.
Following the 4-2 victory over Brighton, content creator Liam Canning characterized his performance as “monstrous,” claiming that he has “been United’s best player this season” and that the defender is “a future captain in the making” for the Red Devils.
After watching the former Bayern Munich and Juventus centre-back strut his stuff against Brighton on Saturday, Canning’s opinion is difficult to disagree with.
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