Man Utd stars’ performances on national team duty: Bruno Fernandes vs Dalot rescue Portugal with class show; Mctominay continues ‘unstoppable’ form

In the match between Slovakia and Portugal, midfielder Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal to bring 3 points for Seleccao on a day when Ronaldo missed many opportunities.

Dia de festa só mesmo para Bruno Fernandes. Portugal desinspirado vence  Eslováquia

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Bruno Fernandes resolve; Portugal volta a jogar pouco, a Eslováquia até acertou no poste com 0-0, mas a qualidade individual frente a este tipo de adversários chega; Leão e Vitinha estiveram apagados;

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The Man Utd captain dribbled a solo ball from the right wing into the penalty area and then fired a dangerous low shot at a tight angle, leaving the Slovakian goalkeeper helpless.

On a birthday night, Bruno Fernandes steal the headlines as Portugal broke their qualifying record by achieving their best ever qualifying finish with five consecutive wins.

In addition, another Man Utd star, Diogo Dalot, also had an excellent performance to win the Man of The Match award.

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Dalot was a force to be reckoned with throughout the entire 90 minutes of play, pushing Joao Cancelo to left back due to his national form.

We can see from the statistics provided by SofaScore that Diogo was outstanding defensively, making three clearances, an interception, and a tackle.

On-top of this he won 3/4 (75%) duels in what was a terrific performance by the United man.

In possession he was also strong, making 71 touches, he completed 40/45 passes which is a stunning 89%. Of these passes, he made one key pass and also completed a cross.

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However, McTominay continued his irate performance with the national squad. The Manchester United star’s outstanding performance helped Scotland win all 5 games and move closer to securing a spot in EURO 2024.

The 26-year-old was named the game’s best performer when he scored one goal and contributed one assist in Scotland’s thrilling 3-0 triumph over Cyprus in Group A.

Following the goal in this game, McTominay scored six times in five games. In the EURO 2024 qualifying, he shared the lead for goals with Romelu Lukaku of Belgium and teammate Rasmus Hojlund.