It's been a good World Cup for Manchester United so far, with several of Erik ten Hag's players managing to produce their best form on the biggest stage, but none more so than the outstanding Bruno Fernandes.
Even the narrative gods are playing ball with Fernandes. His every interaction with former Old Trafford teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is being scrutinised, especially with Ronaldo not mentioning his international colleague as a player he admired in his explosive TV interview.
So when the attacking midfielder's excellent cross was almost glanced in by Ronaldo against Uruguay on Monday, it fit the storyline perfectly. Ronaldo raced off to try and claim his 119th international goal, but the stadium announcer gave the goal to Fernandes, as did FIFA. Ronaldo's sheepish grin when seeing Fernandes' face light up the big screen said it all.
