The Fred experiment Fred has had a reinvention at Manchester United since the change of manager last December and his move up the pitch looks like it's continuing under Erik ten Hag.
The Brazilian's ability as a counter-presser was always going to appeal to Ralf Rangnick and there were times under the German when he shifted from playing alongside Scott McTominay to more of a No.
8 role, trying to influence games further up the pitch. When he was named in a three-man midfield against Real Sociedad that also included Christian Eriksen it was felt he would play deeper.
Instead, Fred was as advanced as Bruno Fernandes is, playing as a No. 10, just over the shoulder of Ronaldo. READ MORE: United player ratings vs Real Sociedad That left Eriksen in a deeper role, often to the left of Casemiro and often trying to link play between defence and attack.