Unconvincing Red Devils fight back to see off Blades

Bruno Fernandes produced a captain's performance to save Manchester United's blushes against rock-bottom Sheffield United, scoring twice and providing another in a 4-2 comeback win for Erik ten Hag's misfiring side.

Three days on from making torturous work of their FA Cup semi-final triumph against Championship side Coventry, the Red Devils toiled against another side that will be playing in the second tier next term.

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Under-fire Ten Hag's side twice had to come from behind against Chris Wilder's doomed Blades before Fernandes' double inspired the end of the hosts' four-match winless run in the Premier League to move them up to sixth.

The hosts had started brightly enough, having 83% possession and 11 attempts before Jayden Bogle capitalised on an Andre Onana error and opened the scoring in front of a stunned Stretford End.

Harry Maguire quickly levelled against his former club, only for the Blades to go back ahead through Ben Brereton Diaz early in the second half.

Fernandes drew the hosts level from the spot as the Blades conceded a 90th goal of the season - the most ever in a 38-match Premier League season - and more were to follow.

United's skipper fired home an 81st-minute rocket from 25 yards before setting up Rasmus Hojlund to add a another four minutes later.

Ineos director of sport Dave Brailsford watched the match next to newly appointed United technical director Jason Wilcox at Old Trafford, where the hosts were again without a string of players through injury.

They made two changes from shoot-out win against Coventry and the Blades made four alterations on a night when youngster Oliver Arblaster was handed the captaincy for the first time.

Wes Foderingham was among those brought in and produced an