Bruno Fernandes scored twice when Manchester United started his tour through the United States with a 2-1 victory over West Ham in the Premier League Summer Series tournament in New Jersey on Saturday.
United -skipper Fernandes punished two blunders by the French international goalkeeper Alphonse Areola of West Ham to seal the victory in front of Ruben Amorim in sizzling circumstances in the Metlife Stadium.
Areola was the error for both goals from United, and although Jarrod Bowen withdrew a goal for the hammers, the London Club never seriously had the 13-way Premier League champion.
Fernandes opened the score from the penalty spot in the fifth minute and sent quiet Areola in the wrong way after the Frenchman Ayden Heaven had unnecessarily pushed the floor after he had lost the possession.
Fernandes doubled the lead of United in the 52nd minute with a smart finish after another Howler from Areola, whose sloppy pass from the back to the United Middevelder Kobbie Mainoo on the edge of the area.
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Mainoo slid a pass to Fernandes, who then lifted a cool finish over the stranded Treel Treel to put United under control.
Bowen’s smart finish in the 63rd minute reduced the shortage, and the England attacker forced a good salvation from Altay Bayindir in injury time, but United held.
«It’s good to win, even to be a friendly one – we want to get every game to prepare ourselves in the best way and clearly go in a positive way in the season,» Fernandes said NBC Sports After the victory.
«In general, the game was good. We were very good on the ball. In some moments we could have done longer assets, and we rushed it. We have to work on that … but I think it was generally a very good game for us.»
The new signing of $ 87 million from United, Bryan Mbeumo, traveled with the team to the United States, but did not appear in the MatchDay team.
Mbeumo was able to make his debut when United Face Bournemouth in the second round of games in the four-team tournament in Chicago on Wednesday.
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