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This Man United star is underrated, better than Hazard, Robben, and Ribery

Manchester United believes Bruno Fernandes is underrated and these facts prove their claims.

By Angus Barnes

Manchester United believes Bruno Fernandes is underrated and these facts prove their claims.
Manchester United believes Bruno Fernandes is underrated and these facts prove their claims.

Players comparison is quite popular in football, with the different metrics used to evaluate the impact of one star over another, and sometimes some players' impact is greatly underrated due to their team's performance or the level of quality they possess.

For Manchester United Bruno Fernandes falls in the category of an underrated football star due to United's past poor campaigns that saw they miss out on top competitions. The Portuguese International had a rapid rise to EPL  following his move Sporting CP a few years ago.

The Portuguese playmaker has been compared to several great players in and outside the Premier League with reference to the impacts and achievements of their clubs. Eden Hazard in his Chelsea days ran through the Premier League for years before making the move to Madrid after winning several accolades with the club.

Sadie Mane's impact at Liverpool saw them push Manchester City for the EPL titles before winning it along with other top trophies before his exit last summer. The legend duo of Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben were top performers in the Bavarian team with an enviable catalog of accolades.

Are they better than Bruno Fernandes?

Surprisingly, non of these players are better than Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes as he outperformed them in their best season. Bruno had 45 goals contribution compared to Mane's 29, Ribery's 34, Robben's 32, Hazard's 38, and many more. This season Fernandes has 14 goals contribution from 34 appearances for Erik Ten Hag's men.