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Wednesday 26 February 2025 10:00
Bruno Fernandes hopes to be texting Anthony Martial after Wednesday’s Premier League game with Ipswich Town.
The Manchester United skipper’s excellent free-kick in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Everton not only helped the Reds stage a point-saving comeback but it was also his 89th goal in all competitions for the club.
It leaves him closing in on his former team-mate Martial in the all-time scorers chart at United, with the Frenchman taking 317 games to hit his 90-goal total. Bruno is primed to make his 272nd appearance for the club in the 19:30 GMT kick-off against Ipswich Town and is already thinking about drawing level with Martial and doing it in front of the Stretford End!
During an exclusive interview with next month’s Inside United, the official club magazine, to be published in March, the skipper looked over his stats during his time as a Red in some detail.
The opportunity to overtake Martial was clearly something that enthused our no.8, given their friendly relationship.
“One goal behind him?” said Fernandes. “He will be a good one to overtake so I can text him and tell him that I have scored more goals than him!
“We know the feeling that scoring at Old Trafford is like and I could go equal with Anthony Martial, now on Wednesday,” he continued.
“At the Stretford End, who knows, and it will be very, very special because obviously, as I said, I would go to 90 goals in this club. And to do it at home, it will be a very, very special moment for me.”
Bruno is currently our leading scorer in all competitions and the first to reach double figures, after his strike at Goodison Park.
He is joint-top marksman in the Premier League for the Reds this season and will be striving to move clear of Amad, who is out through injury, as Ruben Amorim’s men take on Kieran McKenna’s side, hunting for three points.
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