Speaking to the club’s official website, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has delivered a glowing verdict on new signing Bruno Fernandes.

What did he say?

The Portugual international arrived in a £47m deal from Sporting CP in the January transfer window, and made his full debut side for the side at Old Trafford, when the Red Devils took on Wolves in the Premier League.

And Solskjaer has talked up what Fernandes can bring to the table in his time in Manchester, and insisted they could be a great fit for each other.

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He said: “Well, overall, he is a very, very good footballer and his brain is obviously quicker than many others. He has got loads of attributes that we are going to get used to. We will get used to him and he will get used to us. His passing range, his deliveries, his movements, I am just pleased to see him here enjoying himself.”

Making the difference

Solskjaer’s sentiment that Fernandes’ “brain is obviously quicker than many others” is quite the thing to say. But United fans effectively got a glimpse of that in the Portuguese midfielder’s display against Wolves last time out.

Towards the final few minutes of the game, Fernandes can be seen remonstrating with teammate Jesse Lingard, urging him to move into a more central area of the pitch, rather than moving out wide where there were already a couple of United players.

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Despite it being his debut, Fernandes showed that he was keen to embrace the responsibility of being a United midfielder, and wanting his teammates to be on the same wavelength as him. Solskjaer’s verdict only adds to the excitement of seeing him deliver over the course of his Old Trafford career.

Meanwhile, Man Utd should turn to this youngster as a potential long-term successor to Paul Pogba.