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Summary of Man Utd players’ performances on national team: Dalot becomes a ‘Iron Wall’; Bruno Fernandes controls Portugal’s historic match

Football — 09/12/2023

Last night, Man Utd had two stars on national team duty, Dalot and Bruno Fernandes.

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Dalot was solid on the left side of defense as he shut down several attacks building from his side. He won seven duels, making two clearances and two tackles.

Meanwhile, BRUNO FERNANDES was hailed “best in the world” by Manchester United fans as he produced a HAT-TRICK of assists in a record win for Portugal.

The 29-year-old midfielder even managed to get on the scoresheet himself as his country thumped Luxembourg 9-0 in Monday’s Euro 2024 qualifier.

This trviela assist from Bruno Fernandes

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At the Estadio Algarve, Fernandes ignited the action in the 12th minute by crossing the ball onto Goncalo Inacio’s head for the game’s first goal.

At the conclusion of the first half, just before the break, he once more served as Inacio’s supplier.

And in the second half, he earned his third assist by floating a gorgeous ball over the top for Liverpool’s Diogo Jota to sprint on and score to make it 5-0.

The eighth goal of the nine-goal romp was subsequently drilled in from close range by Fernandes, adding his name to the goal glut.

Despite he and United’s rollercoaster start to the campaign in the Premier League, that continued his incredible form on the international stage.

No player has been directly involved in more Euro qualifying goals than Fernandes so far thanks to his five assists and three goals in six matches.

And after clips of his latest outstanding performance for Portugal hit social media, United fans quickly took to Twitter to hail their maestro.

“Best in the world,” declared one as another said he was “running the show”.

Another called him “Magnifico” as a fellow United supporter labelled the ace a “creative machine”.

The result was also the biggest victory in Portugal’s history – beating the 8-0 they racked up against both Liechtenstein and Kuwait.

And they will qualify for next summer’s Euros in Germany with three games to spare if they win at home against second-placed Slovakia on October 13 and Luxembourg fail to win away at Iceland.