Manchester United’s Summer Transfers Questioned as Bruno Fernandes Role Shifts
Manchester United’s acquisition of forwards Bryan Mbeumo adn Matheus Cunha last summer, intended to address a goalscoring deficit, has instead led to tactical adjustments that sideline key player Bruno Fernandes, according to reports.the Red devils scored just 44 goals last season,the fifth-lowest in the league,prompting the signings.
Manager Ruben Amorim has deployed Mbeumo and Cunha in the number 10 position, forcing Fernandes to play in a deeper midfield role. This has exposed a weakness in central midfield, were United currently relies primarily on Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, with Kobbie Mainoo receiving limited playing time.
The pairing of Fernandes and Casemiro in central midfield has struggled against high-intensity opposition. Former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder owen Hargreaves criticized the transfer strategy, questioning the logic of signing players for Fernandes’ position when a central midfielder was more urgently needed.
“Bruno is their best player by a landslide, then they signed two number 10s for his position. And he has to play almost as a defensive midfielder,” Hargreaves stated on TNT Sports.”I admit they need goals,they think more goals will take them higher in the table rather than signing a world-class goalkeeper. But to be honest, they have the best number 10 in the league in Cole Palmer, and you take him deeper becuase you want someone to play through the middle because you have Cunha and Mbeumo.”
Hargreaves suggested a more effective approach would have been to sign a central midfielder and a goalkeeper, allowing Fernandes to continue in his preferred role.
