Fernandes double steers Man United to 3-0 get at Brighton
Bruno Fernandes capped a fine individual effectiveness with two goals and Mason Greenwood added another as being Manchester United won 3-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion found in the Premier Little league on Tuesday in which to stay the search for a top-four finish.
Having stretched their unbeaten manage in all competitions to 15 games, United climbed back to fifth place on 52 points from 32 games, two lurking behind fourth-placed Chelsea who have a game in hand and before Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference.
The effect and the performance pleased supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who praised his team after United celebrated their first little league win at Brighton since 1982.
"It's a joy to watch them when you find them express themselves like that," the Norwegian told the BBC.
"The confidence originates from performances and understanding they've done the proper things leading into the restart. They worked well hard during the lockdown and we know we have loads to take up for.
"The 3rd goal was a great team objective. To see so many players sprinting forwards to can get on the end of it had been fantastic. A great finish by Bruno Fernandes."
Solskjaer put into Sky Sports: "Mason's first goal was first brilliant and he played fantastically. He's a particular kid, we realize when he gets confronted up he looks harmful. His link-up play was great today."
United dominated right away and Fernandes hit the post with a rasping first-time shot from 20 metres before 18-year-outdated Greenwood fired them ahead on the 16th minute from a jinking solo run capped simply by a crisp low shot inside near post.
Fernandes managed to get 2-0 with a deflected effort found in the 29th carrying out a excellent build-up, with Luke Shaw piercing through on the still left flank prior to the ball eventually fell to the Portugal midfielder on the border of the penalty area.
United have scored a high-quality third objective shortly after the break while Nemanja Matic produced Greenwood with a searching lengthy ball and the forwards delivered an inch-appropriate cross for Fernandes to volley home superbly from 10 metres.
Alternative Daniel James missed a chance to rating United's fourth found in the 86th minute when he had only Mathew Ryan to defeat but the home keeper did well to deny the Wales winger.
United are next in the home to relegation-threatened Bournemouth while Brighton check out bottom team Norwich Town on Saturday.
