{"id":41232,"date":"2021-04-17T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=41232"},"modified":"2021-04-17T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T16:40:24","slug":"epl-bruno-fernandes-cannot-defend-pogba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-bruno-fernandes-cannot-defend-pogba","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Bruno Fernandes cannot defend \u2013 Pogba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has hailed his team-mate Bruno Fernandes, but jokingly questioned the Portugal international\u2019s ability to defend.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes has taken United to a different level, since he joined from Sporting CP in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Together with Pogba, Fernandes has propelled Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s men to second place in the Premier League and the Europa League semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoy playing with Bruno (Fernandes). He is someone who understands the game and understands the movement that will give you a beautiful pass, he can finish too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s all over the place, he can do everything really, except defending!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut really, it\u2019s always a joy to play him, to understand him. He understands me well, he can take my position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can take his position as well. I think he suits the team, he is a very dominant influence in our team,\u201d Pogba told MUTV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, has hailed his team-mate Bruno Fernandes, but jokingly questioned the Portugal international\u2019s ability to defend. Fernandes has taken United to a different level, since he joined from Sporting CP in January 2020. 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