AVAILABILITY MAKES BRUNO HARD TO REPLACE

FOR ALL the talk of Bruno Fernandes' goals and assists, of his leadership and his passion, there is one side of his game that gets little recognition - he is almost always available.

- BY JAMES QUINLAN

United's Premier League campaign.

Last season, he was suspended for one Europa League game and one Premier League fixture and was rested at Brentford during the run-in as focus turned to the Europa League, but there were no injuries.

The last time he missed a game through injury for United was in May 2024, when he was sidelined for two fixtures.