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Bruno Fernandes' Bournemouth brace showed why he is Man United's most influential player... the misunderstood Portuguese is labelled a moaner when he cares more than most. Now INEOS must build a side for him to thrive in

By now the routine goes that when Manchester United play poorly, pundits usually pick out Bruno Fernandes for criticism.

He's not a leader; he moans too much; he's not tactically disciplined; the level of criticism levelled against him rarely ceases.

And yet in light of United's dismal 2-2 draw at Bournemouth, in which they were outplayed for large spells, Jamie Redknapp went against the grain and came to Fernandes' defence.

'He gets a lot of stick Bruno, a lot of stick,' Redknapp said on Sky. 'Some of it I get.