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With Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United have long since learned to take the rough with the smooth. Not every pass will reach the destination. Not every speculative shot will hit the target. But maybe one every three, five or ten does. And that is often the difference between no points, one point and all three. Bruno Fernandes‘ silky, scheming display during Portugal’s nervy 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in their long-awaited Euro 2024 opener was typical of the Manchester United captain. Fernandes’ pass completion rate of 87 per cent was only the eighth best in the Portugal side (WhoScore…

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