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Bruno Fernandes fills in Cristiano Ronaldo's name as he coaches his teammates from the touchline during their FA Cup semi-final.
The Manchester United midfielder had to leave the field in extra time after failing to make a significant impact for 101 minutes.
Fernandes yelled at his teammates during the break
Then he talked to Luke Shaw
When the whistle to end extra time sounded shortly after, Fernandes was seen heavily involved in the touchline.
United's de facto captain can even be heard berating his teammates, before nominating Luke Shaw for a motivational talk.
These scenes are very reminiscent of former Fernandes United team-mate and Portugal team-mate Ronaldo in the Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid superstar was unable to feature in the win over France after suffering an injury but he made his presence known when he joined coach Fernando Santos on the touchline to guide the team.
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City took advantage of Chelsea and Arsenal both reaching the Champions League semi-finals at the weekend to climb to 41 points, three points behind leaders Manchester United and one point ahead of the Blues.
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City took advantage of Chelsea and Arsenal both reaching the Champions League semi-finals at the weekend to climb to 41 points, three points behind leaders Manchester United and one point ahead of the Blues.
Manchester City winger Chloe Kelly scored twice in a minute and Khadija Shaw scored his 17th of the season as they beat West Ham United 6-2 to overtake Chelsea and claim second place in the FA at the Women's Super League on Sunday.
City took advantage of Chelsea and Arsenal both reaching the Champions League semi-finals at the weekend to climb to 41 points, three points behind leaders Manchester United and one point ahead of the Blues. Read more
With 17 of 22 matches played, Arsenal are fourth with 38 points, playing one less than the two Manchester clubs, while Chelsea have played two fewer than the first two.
Kelly set the tone with two early goals before WSL top scorer Shaw scored in the second half and defender Steph Houghton scored on his birthday as the Hammers were overtaken in the rain in Manchester.
Earlier today, Rachel Daly scored in the 84th minute to secure a 3-3 draw for Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur after a thrilling game as the visitors took a 2-0 lead before Spurs made a strong comeback to took the lead 3-2.
Eveliina Summanen scored a goal before the break and added a second early in the second half before Bethany England gave them the lead but Daly headed home for his 15th goal of the season to salvage some of the points. for the away team.
Relegation-threatened Reading took a two-goal lead when they lost 3–2 at home to Everton, leaving them 11th in the 12-team league with 11 points, one game ahead of Leicester City, one team left. battle. Elisabeth Terland scored the third goal of two WSL games for Brighton & Hove Albion against Liverpool, but Ceri Holland's two strikes sent the Reds a 2-1 loss and left the struggling Seagulls in 10th place with 12 points.
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