Despite his poor form, this player begs for more time

He was performing well before but now he so terrible that he will be benched by Ten Hag.

05/11/2022, 05:34 PM +00:00

Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has had a good start to life in his new role as he hopes to lead United back to their illustrious days and has been heavily invested in the club with several summer signings to add more quality to his team. The combination of the new signings and the existing talents in the team has helped United extend the good run of form in recent weeks.

One key player that many believe will flourish under the attacking-minded coaching of Erik Ten Hag is the Portuguese star that has been the driving force of United's play in recent seasons but has yet to deliver. Bruno Fernandes has been abysmal for United season since the start of the season with only four goals and assists in 18 appearances this season.

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The playmaker has been unable to help Ten Hag pull the strings of creativity on the pitch with only one assist in 12 Premier League games, which has left both his manager and united fans' frustrated at his output despite the quality that he possesses. Ten Hag has consistently backed him to turn things around by giving him more playing chances in the Europa league.

But that is set to change as Ten Hag plans to bench him in favor of playing Christian Eriksen in their next game at Villa Park. This new development has warranted Bruno to plead for more patience from his manager and fans alike to get back to his usual impressive form, which has seen him rack up 52 goals and 41 assists in 144 appearances for United.

WILL TEN HAG GIVE HIM MORE TIME?

United might be on an exemplary run at the moment, but the worries are always there for Ten Hag and the situation of his star playmaker leave so much to ask especially when his alternative playmaker is playing well in a deep midfield role. It won't be a surprise if he decides to still stick with Bruno as his playmaker in their next match but it will be a make-or-break moment for Bruno.