Bruno Fernandes proved why he is Manchester United captain but he can't escape one thing

The very fact Bruno Fernandes was in the Manchester United line-up last night was enough to show what he is really made of.

Amid all the injuries United have suffered this season, he is one of only five players who have not suffered from one yet. In fact, he has never missed a match for the club due to injury. A lot of that is down to luck, and a lot of it is down to his attitude as well.

Well, that's not entirely true. Fernandes has suffered injuries during his time at the club, but they haven't ever stopped him from putting on a shirt and representing his side on the pitch. Erik ten Hag says the 29-year-old fought through a 'serious injury' to be involved for United against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, and it isn't the first time he has done it either.

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While the manager would not disclose the nature of the knock Fernandes suffered in the weekend defeat to Fulham, he launched an impassioned defence of his club captain amid the 'pathetic' criticism he has faced in recent times.

United are disappointed by the wider portrayal of the incident and the mischaracterisation of their club captain, while sources close to the player believe that many other individuals would have been substituted after the hefty knock he received in the match, never mind played on and featured in the next match.

What he classifies as character, his opponents would no doubt classify as cheating. The truth lies somewhere between the murky depths of the dark arts, though you can't question Fernandes' endless craving to win at all costs.

It is this winning mentality that brings out both the best and the worst in him. If he can