Fred might not be familiar with the works of Joy Division, but hearing his name being sung by the Stretford End was still a special moment for the Manchester United midfielder.
Maybe nothing summed up the giddiness at Old Trafford during United's 2-0 win against Tottenham on Sunday than the sound of "Fred, Fred will tear you apart, again", being sung.
That came just a few days after the Brazilian midfielder had been castigated for a lacklustre performance in the goalless draw against Newcastle.
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On Wednesday, he set the tone for the best performance of the Erik ten Hag era. Given licence to play further forward, he was a creative force in midfield, had six shots and his pressing helped United win back possession in the opposition half on countless occasions.
It was all capped off by that song, a remarkable turnaround for a player criticised at the weekend and for someone who is still proving his worth after 169 performances for the club.
Fred admitted he didn't know Joy Division but his chuckle when speaking after the game gave away his delight at the moment.
"I’m very happy with the song, with the supporters. I’m just very happy with the team and the supporters. The fans were fantastic tonight, they made a difference," he said.
It was a statement performance from United, who played with such intensity and aggression that Tottenham couldn't live with them.
United had 28 shots across the 90 minutes and but for an inspired performance from Hugo Lloris could have scored more than the two goals they did manage, from Fred and Bruno Fernandes.
"A very good performance, our team worked hard for this during the season. We are adapting with the new coach, the pre-season and now starting the season, game after game," said Fred.
"So we talk in the changing room, we help each other. Tonight we started very concentrated since the first minute until the end, and we got a big game and result.
"They are a great team and the league shows that. They have their way to play but we have ours. At home we are a big team, we have had some excellent results, but we had our work to do and I think we did it well right from the start.
"In the last game we couldn’t score, against Newcastle. We tried a lot, we lost some opportunities, we didn’t score. It was similar in the Europa League when we created opportunities and we scored in the end with Scott McTominay.
"I felt like we were close to getting a great result and today we finally could score, but it was not like night and day. We’ve been working hard for this all season and tonight it happened. This win was very important to the team."
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