Sports Talk: Is Fernandes the most indispensable player for Man Utd?

CGTN Sports Talk EP13 Bruno Fernandes.mp3

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CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior sports editor Josh McNally to chew over the curious case of Manchester United and their midfield maestro Bruno Fernandes, who scored 22 goals in 37 appearances since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January.

The Portuguese star put up an uncharacteristically low-key performance against PSG, but he is still extremely influential in spite being terribly tired. The 26-year-old is arguably among the finest playmaker Manchester United have ever seen, and possibly their most important signing in a decade.

There are concerns about Bruno Fernandes' workload after a prolonged period of fixture congestion. /CFP

Bruno Fernandes (L) has a similar presence to Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. /CFP

Host: Hu Zhicheng

Guest: Josh McNally

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei