Bruno Fernandes was the matchwinner for Manchester United at the weekend after a week where he was pathetically pilloried. Ushering the the man of the match Fernandes into the mixed zone was an open goal that United still missed.
Fernandes was "maxed out" after conducting innocuous engagements with the rights holders. Old Trafford is such a dated stadium there is not actually a designated mixed zone.
The makeshift one is assembled on a concourse. That was off-limits with thousands of supporters delaying their exit as they voiced their opposition to the Glazer family's occupation.
So we could not ask, "What have you made of the criticism of you this week?" Fernandes was denied an easier finish than his penalty. Also read: United still exploring midfield targets in deadline week Two days prior to the Nottingham Forest match, Fernandes shared a clip of Deion Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes football coach, responding to a reporter. “Look at me,” Sanders says in the video. “What about me would make you think that I care about your opinion of me?