Bruno Fernandes remains an instrumental player for Manchester United but his role appears to be changing.
Against West Ham on Sunday, the Portuguese was not playing his usual game by directing most of his passes forward to feed his attackers.
Instead, the skipper was in charge of slowing down the play, making a lot of sideways and even backwards passes. In the end, it was a smart decision from Fernandes.
Bruno's pass map in 3–0 win vs West Ham
Since the Hammers' biggest strength under David Moyes derives from seizing upon the opponent's unforced errors, the Red Devils were precise in their passing, making an effort to avoid mistakes.
Here's one good example of Fernandes' change of style
Man United are up 2–0 and Bruno gets the ball
This is where you would expect him to try fancy pass down the middle or to the right
However, instead of potentially causing a turnover, he takes a second to contemplate his options and simply passes it backwards
