Overview

• Robert Sanchez was dismissed in the 5th minute for bringing down Bryan Mbeumo, and Casemiro later received a second yellow just before half-time to leave both sides with ten.
• Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring on his 200th appearance to reach 100 Manchester United goals, with Casemiro adding the second before Trevoh Chalobah set up a nervy finish.
• Fernandes was voted Man of the Match with 52% in the club’s fan poll after a performance that drove United through the rain-soaked contest.
• Post-match, Fernandes praised Mbeumo on Instagram with “What a player” and credited Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko’s pressing for forcing the early red card.
• Ruben Amorim hailed Fernandes’ influence, and the victory lifted United to 10th in the Premier League as they look to build consistency with Brentford up next.