The Red Devils captain created a magical moment just 6 minutes before the end of the first half, to help MU lead city rival Man City 2-0 in the 2024 FA Cup final .

In the 39th minute, Alejandro Garnacho passed the ball simply to Fernandes, who had a huge space on the edge of the penalty area. And with a delicate touch, the Portuguese delivered a no-look backpass to Mainoo. The 19-year-old midfielder was in an empty position when Kyle Walker had not yet retreated. And he easily defeated goalkeeper Ortega in the face-off.

Wayne Rooney, commentator for the BBC, considered Man United’s second goal an “unbelievable goal”. He said: “That pass from Bruno Fernandes was amazing. There are not many football players in the world who can make that pass.”

Even Roy Keane, who is known for being difficult, was full of praise. The Irishman added: “A lot of players will not be able to pass to a teammate in a good position in this situation. But Bruno did it. He had the perfect touch to create an extremely accurate pass.”

Fernandes received the ball with his back to Mainoo

But he made an accurate pass without looking

And Mainoo easily scored into Man City’s net

Mainoo ran to celebrate with his captain

Gary Lineker and Ian Wright also admired Fernandes’ ability to scan his position during the attack, before making a special passing decision.

MU fans also quickly praised Fernandes. One person wrote: “Rashford’s pass was great, but that pass from Bruno was unbelievable. De Bruyne would probably wish he could play football like that. Bruno Fernandes is amazing.”

Another commented: “What a great pass from Bruno Fernandes. Crazy, world class football player.” A third person rejoiced: “Bruno Fernandes, that assist was amazing.”

A fourth person praised: “Bruno Fernandes’ pass made me crazy.” A fifth wrote: “Now that pass from Bruno is what you call ‘intelligence’.” And another commented: “We will have to talk a lot about this pass from Bruno Fernandes.”