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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Erik ten Hag hints he will stop using Man Utd tactic that Paul Scholes hated

Erik ten Hag has dropped the biggest hint yet that he has no plans to utilise Bruno Fernandes in a wide position moving forward after the Manchester United star dazzled in a deep-lying midfield role against Everton.

Fernandes, 28, has established himself as one of the club's most influential players since joining from Sporting Lisbon back in 2020 and has been a regular since Ten Hag succeeded Ralf Rangnick last summer.

The Portuguese playmaker has played most of his football for United as a No.10, however, he has been deployed in a number of different roles by Ten Hag this term - including a brief spell on the wing.

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