Better than Jack Grealish and Romelu Lukaku: Fred's attacking record for Man United this season

Fred’s introduction at Elland Road may have had Manchester United fans scratching their heads on Sunday, but it proved to be a decisive change.

The Brazilian replaced Paul Pogba, who had been in superb form against Leeds, as United looked to get their noses back in front after being pegged back to 2-2.

And the midfielder came up trumps as he fired home moments after coming on, with Anthony Elanga making sure of the three points late on.

It was Fred’s third league goal of the season, representing his best scoring season as he’s more than doubled his tally since joining United in 2018.

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That, along with his three assists, means he has six goal involvements so far this season which, while not an astounding record, is the envy of some of the Premier League’s big-name forwards.

Chief among those lagging behind Fred are last summer’s two biggest signings, with Manchester City’s Jack Grealish (two goals and two assists from 17 games) and Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku (five goals and no assists from 12 games) behind the midfielder in terms of their contributions.

In fact, there are plenty of attacking talents that would love to have Fred’s record this season, with Lukaku's team-mates Christian Pulisic (three goals and no assists) and Kai Havertz (two goals and one assist) finding themselves behind the United man, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s record before he left Arsenal stood at four