Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has explained playing Bruno Fernandes on the winger for victory over Manchester City.
The Portuguese has started on the right four times this season and United have won all four games. Fernandes has moved centrally to have impacts in each one; accelerating the move Alejandro Garnacho scored from against Real Sociedad, scoring one goal and assisting another in the League Cup win over Aston Villa and creating United's third against Bournemouth before his pivotal leveller against City.
"The idea with Bruno on the right wing and especially in defending, we defended as usual but in possession he had a role to come in between the lines to bring an extra player there and bring the opponent problems and create hesitation and confusion and I thought he played that role brilliantly," Ten Hag said.
"The rest of the team adapted well to the situation and we had really good breaks by finding the free man. Bruno was an important factor in that role and important in the pressing as well.
"I didn't know he was man of the match but he was my man of the match definitely."
