1 goal, 100% long passes, 4 key passes: United sensation tears it up again on international scene as World Cup beckons

Manchester United had numerous players involved in international friendlies on Saturday. Bruno Fernandes Bruno Fernandes has had a wonderful season for his club, breaking the Premier League record with 21 assists. The United catalyst scored a stunning long-distance strike as Portugal beat Chile 2-1. He also had four key passes and created one big chance in the game for his side. The Portuguese star also completed 100% of his long ball attempts. Diogo Dalot Diogo Dalot came on for the second half of Portugal’s win. He completed one key pass and 86% of his attempts found their target. Dalot also had a glorious chance to score but ballooned his effort over the bar from close range. Tyler Fletcher Tyler Fletcher made his second appearance for Scotland in a 4-0 win over Bolivia. He came on as a second-half substitute for the final 10 minutes. Fletcher kept it tidy, completing 100% of his pass attempts. Marcus Rashford The United man had five key passes in England’s 1-0 win over New Zealand. He completed 82% of his passes and had two shots on goal without hitting the target. Rashford was successful in one dribble attempt and won two of his three ground duels in his 45 minutes of action. Kobbie Mainoo Kobbie Mainoo played 45 minutes for England as well, making one key pass. He was tidy on the ball, keeping possession 89% of the time. He also completed 100% of his dribbles and 100% of his tackles in a tidy showing. Matheus Cunha Matheus Cunha came on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 win over Egypt. He had one shot that was blocked and completed 78% of his passes. Cunha did win three duels too. Former United star Casemiro started the game for the Brazilians. He made one key pass and had one shot on goal. Lisandro Martinez Lisandro Martinez played 63 minutes of Argentina’s 2-0 win over Honduras. He won two of his three aerial battles and completed 100% of his passes. Martinez also had a shot on goal but it did not hit the target. Hinata Miyazawa Hinata Miyazawa played 75 minutes of Japan Women’s 5-0 win over South Africa. She made one key pass and had one shot on target. The Japanese midfielder also won 100% of her aerial duels. Bruno Fernandes’ stats vs Chile StatValue Goals1 Assists0 Big chances created1 Key passes4 Crosses (accurate)7 (1) Accurate passes48/59 (81%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)36/41 (88%) Passes in own half (acc.)12/18 (67%) Long balls (accurate)6/6 (100%) Total shots2 Shots on target1 Shots blocked1 Touches81 Dribbles (successful)1 (0) Was fouled2 Possession lost20 Total carrying distance92.3 m Carries13 Total progression50.5 m Def. contributions5 Tackles (won)1 (0) Interceptions1 Clearances3 Blocked shots0 Recoveries4 Ground duels (won)8 (3) Fouls1 Dribbled past3 Errors leading to shot1 Featured image by Molly Darlington/Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.