This is a weird thread. He’s probably slightly overrated on here. I like him - he’s a decent midfielder with good energy - but I don’t regard him as an indispensable part of our team.
It is a weird thread. Fred is okay, I think he's an indispensable bench player if a CDM gets injured, but as a starting 11 he's more of the quality of Everton, West Ham.
Couple of things to note:
1) He doesn't have a good first touch on the ball, you often seem him fumbling to recover it (Hence he had eight yellow cards last year topping United's list)
2) He's rarely placed with Pogba, and is always paired with another center defensive midfield type, which suggests Oli doesn't trust him to be a CDM....this may change
3) He's not a creative passer, which is why United's offensive often dries up when they pair Fred/Mctominay, or Fred/Matic
4) At 27 he's now in his prime, United might want to consider selling him while he's at top value.
Fred is valuable asset because he is a tenacious workhorse, which does create openings for the team. I like him, a lot, but we need a CDM, so we can have two attacking minded midfielders instead of one.