Bruno Fernandes' selfless reaction to not scoring yet in Manchester United pre-season 

© Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes hasn't found the net in pre-season yet for Manchester United but he isn't letting that get him down. The Erik ten Hag era continued to show promising early signs on Tuesday as United made it three wins out of three on their pre-season tour. Crystal Palace were the latest team to succumb to a new-look United, following Liverpool and Melbourne Victory, as they were defeated 3-1. Ten Hag once again named a strong starting XI and United played some intricate and exciting attacking football for the opening hour, as the front three of Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho continued to impress. All three got on the score sheet in Melbourne and added to their tallies from the previous games. Read more: United players ratings vs Crystal Palace Even though he has looked sharp in his three starts, Fernandes is yet to score a goal himself in pre-season but he shrugged it off as a concern as he's happy with the forwards notching them up instead. Video: Manchester United sign Christian Eriksen on three-year contract (Evening Standard) Manchester United sign Christian Eriksen on three-year contract SHARE SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL Click to expand UP NEXT "We all know that everyone wants to score goals but the main ones is the strikers," he told MUTV after the match. "They’re there for the goals. We have to keep supporting them to be happy." United will now leave Melbourne for Perth where they will face Aston Villa on Saturday before returning to Manchester ahead of their final friendlies against Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. Fernandes made sure to thank the fans down under for all their support. "It’s been amazing, the support has been top," he added. "It’s the first tour that I’ve done, we appreciate the love, we have to give love back, we have to sign the shirts - we can’t sign them all but we try to give it back to them. "I can’t sign them all (80,000) but I will try my best. The new kit is giving something to us." READ MORE:

Report: Midfielder Donny Van De Beek Was Interviewed Post Match And Shared His Thoughts On Manchester United 

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Manchester United display further progress in pre-season win over Crystal Palace 

Jamie Jackson at Melbourne Cricket Ground Tue Jul 19 2022 - 15:41 Manchester United 3 Crystal Palace 1 From an admittedly small sample size of only three tour matches, Erik ten Hag appears to be improving Manchester United. Each of the goals scored in their 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday, by Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, was a function of slick and cute play that crowned United’s finest performance of their pre-season tour of the Far East and Australia, following the wins over Liverpool (4-0) and Melbourne Victory (4-1). “We are happy with the improvement we see – we score some wonderful goals,” said Ten Hag. “That is also the demand [press high].

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