{"id":19503,"date":"2026-01-06T22:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/manchester-united-face-a-very-difficult-decision-on-the-return-of-darren-fletcher-and-bruno-fernandes-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T22:51:04","slug":"manchester-united-face-a-very-difficult-decision-on-the-return-of-darren-fletcher-and-bruno-fernandes-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/manchester-united-face-a-very-difficult-decision-on-the-return-of-darren-fletcher-and-bruno-fernandes-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United face a very difficult decision on the return of Darren Fletcher and Bruno Fernandes | Soccer | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes are set to return to Manchester United against Burnley, with Darren Fletcher facing a very difficult decision regarding his twin sons Jack and Tyler. Mount and Fernandes have resumed training at Carrington and are expected to feature against the Clarets, although it is unlikely that either will play the full 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The return of these two midfield giants could potentially be a setback for Fletcher&#8217;s 18-year-old sons, who also occupy midfield positions. These young players have recently broken into the first-team squad due to an injury crisis. However, Mount and Fernandes are close to full fitness and almost qualified for the game against Leeds and are now ready to return to action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cMason and Bruno, I think they were pushing to play against Leeds,\u201d Fletcher revealed. &#8220;The decision was that they were not ready enough. They have been training and should return to the team. But they have obviously only just returned to training, so their minutes will be limited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s good news, especially the players who are obviously in good form, Mason Mount has been great and you don&#8217;t have to talk about Bruno Fernandes, he&#8217;s the captain, he&#8217;s the leader of the team, so to be able to select them is obviously great news for me, for the players, for the club and for the fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tyler is still waiting to make his United debut despite being on the bench for the last three Premier League games. Jack, on the other hand, has come off the bench in three of the last four games.<\/p>\n<p>Both have been training under their father&#8217;s guidance this week, but a decision has yet to be made on whether they will be included in the matchday squad at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Well, that would be disclosing team information before the game, but I&#8217;m not going to do that or give anything away,&#8221; Fletcher said when asked about a possible full debut for his sons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, for me, they were in the training group on Monday because that was already arranged before I got there. They joined the squad recently, but we&#8217;ve got a few players back from injury, so we&#8217;ll assess that tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We still have to evaluate a few players tomorrow because of the short time we have left the match. So they are in the fringe squad, but it remains to be seen whether they will be in the squad for the match. That remains to be seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/2154428\/darren-fletcher-difficult-man-utd-decision-bruno-fernandes\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes are set to return to Manchester United against Burnley, with Darren Fletcher facing a very difficult decision regarding his twin sons Jack and Tyler. 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