[17Larsson]

Did everything right when he came on

 

[Elcabron]

He was great when he came on. That pass to Bruno over on the right and then two minutes later interception the ball at left back position. Typical Fred.

 

[Lost bear]

I was shocked to see some of his passing today, magnificent.

His passing quite often is. Some just won’t see it, though. Admittedly, when he has a bad game he’s pretty damn bad. But the opposite is also true.

 

[RedRoach]

Crisp one touch passing and in a very unfred like manner brought calmness to the midfield. Great cameo.

 

[Red-17]

Back to back games where he has changed the momentum for us. Bournemouth were starting to generate regular chances and we looked slow in midfield. Once he came on, we were pretty much creating counter attacks every time they went foreward. He is a phenomenal option to have in games like this especially when Eriksen is unable to run as a number 8 for 90 minutes.

 

[Idxomer]

He has been better than Eriksen in the last two games.

 

[Berbaclass]

Very good game today.

 

[Stadjer]

His passing quite often is. Some just won’t see it, though. Admittedly, when he has a bad game he’s pretty damn bad. But the opposite is also true.

144 votes in at the match performance on this site. Eriksen has a 6.6 and Fred a 6.7. Fred his reputation is ruined, people will only see the bad of him. They dont see or dont want to see when he does well.

 

[Olecurls99]

Another great cameo. Becoming a super sub

 

[Zlaatan]

I don't give him a lot of praise but he was an absolute beast today when he came on, didn't put a foot wrong and played some great passes as well.

 

[bosnian_red]

He's such a good squad player to have. We'll miss him when he's gone IMO.

 

[GregM40]

Tidy passing, recycled the ball for new attacks, great player to have in the squad.

 

[I'm David Moyes damnit]

Excellent when he came on, second in a row coming off the bench.

 

[Ali Dia]

Good to see him back fit and playing well again.

 

[bond19821982]

He's such a good squad player to have. We'll miss him when he's gone IMO.

He isn't going anywhere. Don't go by cafe narrative. He was our best player under Ralf and ETH values him highly to bring energy . He just prefers Eriksen's composure but Fred will start against City.

 

[DevTheRed]

He was class when he came on.. great cameo.

 

[bosnian_red]

He isn't going anywhere. Don't go by cafe narrative. He was our best player under Ralf and ETH values him highly to bring energy . He just prefers Eriksen's composure but Fred will start against City.

I would start Fred too but I don't think Ten Hag will pick him. We'll see.

But i think Fred will leave in the summer to be honest. He's getting on in age and he just had the 1 year renewal but we'll likely sign a CM that pushes Eriksen to a squad role, which means Fred is the odd man out and loses loads of minutes.

 

[Raven]

He was excellent and is more than capable of games like these which is why his bad games are so annoying. He was excellent against Spurs as well which I think was possibly our best performance this season.

 

[Sylar]

Another energetic cameo. Useful for us especially with the bunch of games we have coming

 

[Lost bear]

144 votes in at the match performance on this site. Eriksen has a 6.6 and Fred a 6.7. Fred his reputation is ruined, people will only see the bad of him. They dont see or dont want to see when he does well.

I’ve said this several times on here- entirely agree with you. It’s curious though that the fans of other teams do rate him…anyway, let’s hope he carries on with this sort of form.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

When he starts games he regularly has a terrible first half then a great second half. Maybe the trick is not letting him play any first half’s?

 

[Annihilate Now!]

I'm really enjoying these 20 minute Fred cameos.

I swear there was a 2 minute period at one point where he won the ball back about 10 times

 

[city-puma]

The good thing is that Fred can now also make an huge impact from bench. In the past, he turned to losing his form if not playing every game.

 

[AR87]

ETH is doing a great job of using players in roles and positions that optimize their skillset. Fred is a great example of this.

 

[stevoc]

I was shocked to see some of his passing today, magnificent.

He has his moments in terms of passing, he can have games and runs of games where his passing is great. His problem has always been consistency.

 

[Jeppers7]

Not his biggest fan, far from it, but he was very good tonight.

 

[Glorio]

Love how since the WC he comes on and wrestles control back in our favour when holes start appearing in the middle. His harrying and tackling is brilliant when combined with Casemiro's positional discipline, and I have to say, his dribbling goes under the radar but he's rather decent.
We know how inconsistent his passing can be, but when that part of his game clicks as it has done recently, he's a beast.

 

[CloneMC16]

ETH on Fred:

“We emphasise a lot of times that we’ve often had players who score goals when they come on from the bench, like Fred did last week,” Ten Hag told club media.
“Every time when he’s coming on, he’s ready. He’s front foot and he brings the right quality to the game.
“That is great to have that as a team and as a manager.”
While every player will want to be included from the start, modern football is a squad game and Erik has no complaints with how Fred has approached his role recently.
“Of course, Fred wants to play every game,” he added.
“That’s not always possible and everyone has to battle for his position but there’s good competition in the squad to play and to get into the starting XI, but, once again, we need those players coming from the bench and giving impact to the game.
“Definitely, Fred is the one - there are others as well, but Fred is the example.”

Erik ten Hag explains why Fred is an example to Man Utd's squad | Manchester United

 

[Swedish_Plumber]

Given us just what we’ve needed off the bench of late. Good on him.

 

[Stadjer]

Stream had some issues but from what i could see he was very good again after coming on. Was a scary sub, Fred for Casemiro but Fred did well.

 

[Raven]

Looked great when he got on.

 

[Van Piorsing]

Everywhere on the pitch. ETH got that sub right. Perfect for cup options.

 

[Barthez]

Needs to start again. Been brilliant every time he has played of late

 

[Bobski]

He really is an excellent sub. Some guys, McT for example, can struggle to get going coming off the bench, but Fred comes in an is immediately on it, always gives an infusion of energy but his quality has been very good as well in these appearances.

 

[Buchan]

Super cameo once again.

He’s knocking on the door…

 

[NinjaZombie]

Needs to start again. Been brilliant every time he has played of late

Disagree. This is the kind of role he can play in the team. Come in when some of the other opposition players are tiring and use his enthusiasm and energy to exploit that.

 

[Vanrouge]

Loved his energy and tenacity, and also his aggression, which belied his usual smiley image.

 

[Still ill]

Massive impact every time he comes on.

 

[charlenefan]

Very good sub performance

 

[UnitedRepublic]

Very good sub performance I would start him , Casemiro & Eriksen vs City to win the midfield battle we need those legs in there against a team like that.