Fernandes is now United’s high Premier League goalscorer this season with seven. His 12 in all competitions additionally places him on the head of United’s scoring charts.
But it surely would not finish there.
In a United facet that’s 14th within the desk, Fernandes has 14 purpose involvements within the league. Unsurprisingly, that’s greater than anybody else.
However solely Amad has greater than Marcus Rashford’s 5, which underlines how essential the 30-year-old has been in protecting United away from getting in actual bother on the backside of the desk.
Since he made his United debut in February 2020, solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (177) and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min (124) have been concerned in additional targets than Fernandes (109).
It’s clear Amorim wants Fernandes within the brief and medium time period as he appears to be like to enhance outcomes, whereas on the identical time making United a extra enticing workforce to observe.
The house facet had 31.8% possession towards Arsenal, persevering with a theme that has continued since Jose Mourinho’s time on the membership the place their finest outcomes are achieved after they play on the counter-attack.
On a day when United followers protested in enormous numbers towards the membership’s possession, Amorim is determined to vary that.
“If you coach Manchester United, you can not play an excessive amount of like that,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “You need to attempt to win the sport.
“This membership won’t ever die. That’s clear. It is a huge enterprise and perhaps all of the followers on this league generally really feel it us more durable to go to the video games and pay for tickets.
“We wish to give them a whole lot of effort. Sooner or later, we won’t play like that.”
