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Former Manchester United left again Alvaro Fernandez Carreras scored his first aim of the season in SL Benfica’s 2-1 victory over Farense.
The Spaniard joined United’s academy in 2020 and while he impressed on mortgage at Preston North Finish, he by no means made a primary crew look for the Crimson Devils.
He was offered to Benfica this summer season after initially impressing on mortgage over the past marketing campaign.
The 21 12 months outdated continues to be clearly highly-rated at Previous Trafford because the Crimson Devils did make sure that the take care of Benfica contained a buy-back clause and there have been rumours that they could even look to activate mentioned clause as early because the January switch window.
It has additionally been reported this week that new United head coach, Ruben Amorim, is a fan of the younger Spaniard and might be tempted to signal him throughout the subsequent switch window.
Fernandez has impressed this season for As Águias, taking part in 14 video games in all competitions, scoring as soon as and offering two assists.
The younger fullback put his identify additional within the highlight with a tremendous end to offer Benfica an equaliser within the twenty first minute of motion on the Estádio Algarve.
On a powerful counter, he strode ahead into the penalty field and expertly tucked a robust end into the underside left hand nook, in what was solely his second-ever skilled aim.
Sofascore gave the fullback a powerful rating of 8.1, as he offered his third aim involvement in as many video games.
He had a mammoth 114 touches of the ball, a powerful passing share of 94% and offered one key move within the match.
Fernandez additionally impressed defensively as he made six clearances, gained 4 tackles and gained 5 out of his eight floor duels.
The teen is definitely giving United one thing to consider as they continue to be with out a left again as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia are each a number of weeks away from making a return to first-team motion.
What’s extra, Amorim’s 3-4-3 system requires full backs who’re very comfy in superior positions and that is one thing Fernandez has excelled in ever since he made his debut within the academy, recognized for his marauding runs down the left byline.
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