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Joe Bray

Man Utd fans think Bruno Fernandes has solved one of their most pressing problems

When Harry Maguire headed in his first Premier League goal for Manchester United and ran over to the travelling fans at Chelsea, it wasn't the captain who was the first player to get a song from the away end.

Instead, shouts of 'Bruno, Bruno, Bruno' echoed around Stamford Bridge in recognition of the perfect delivery from Bruno Fernandes onto Maguire's head.

Fernandes was starting only his second United game, and he had earlier gone close to a goal of his own with a clever free kick that crashed off the base of the near post.

The Portuguese playmaker had to instead settle for his first assist in United colours, which could turn out to be one of the most significant assists of the season.

That is because Maguire's goal was the first United have scored directly from a corner in the Premier League since September 2018 in the 3-1 defeat at West Ham.

With the quality of Fernandes' delivery already resulting in goals, fans took to Twitter to declare their long-term set piece problem as being solved.

Fernandes reflected on his performance after the game, telling Sky Sports: "I feel great, I'm really happy in a difficult game. We needed to win and we can do much better with the ball. Chelsea are really good with the ball.

"I feel good. I play for the biggest club in England, it's a dream come true."

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