Manchester United training ground revelation has made Erik ten Hag's captaincy decision for him

Bruno Fernandes confirmed this season he had a golden right foot, and also a silver tongue.

The 28-year-old has come across well in his interviews and media meets this season and is one of the Manchester United players bracketed under ‘leaders’. While his on-field communication style might be questioned, his in-game actions cannot be argued with.

14 goals and 15 assists total 29 goal contributions, 24 of which came after the World Cup - or Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit, you pick…

When asked in December whether he intentionally acts as a leader, he said: “No, I try to be myself. It’s the way I am - I know that if some people see me talking to my teammates or giving information to them, some of them like it, others less. I just try to help make the things better for the team.”

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And what about his vocal tendencies in a game? “It’s something that comes naturally to me. It’s not something that I try and do in training.”

For all other facets of his game, though, Carrington is where his skills are honed - including his leadership credentials. It’s been well-publicised that attacking coach Benni McCarthy has been working with Marcus Rashford on his finishing amid his 30-goal haul.

Perhaps his work with Fernandes has been less covered. McCarthy has detailed how the Portuguese playmaker leads with his actions on the training pitch, inspiring others to go the extra mile.

Fernandes persistently asked the South African if he could stay behind to do more shooting practice and soon, others followed. Speaking to 947 Joburg, McCarthy detailed: “Bruno was the one every day who wanted to stay behind and do some bits.

“After a while, I started catching on almost