Your Man Utd player of the season
We asked you to select your Manchester United player of the season from the four candidates chosen by our fan contributor.And with the poll now closed, we can reveal the winner is... Bruno Fernandes.Here's what Alex Turk at Turk Talks FC, external said about him:Fernandes was understandably the favourite to retain his Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year trophy at the club and when he did, he joined David de Gea and Cristiano Ronaldo on a record four wins.He has been a level above again, and deserves better than Manchester United's current depths.See the final poll breakdown
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