Man United fans have already identified their Bruno Fernandes replacement

Manchester United fans have already identified Bruno Fernandes' successor at Old Trafford.

"How are we going to replace him? How are we going to fill his void? Who on earth is able to replicate his quality let alone his output?"

Plenty of fans were quick to acknowledge that Fernandes still has plenty more years in the tank, but there was a resounding answer among the comments, with the majority of replies mentioning Florian Wirtz's name.

"Florian Wirtz is the only answer", wrote fan.

"Wirtz can replace him," added another.

"We should be looking at Florian Wirtz by now," a third exclaimed.

"Has to be Wirtz but I can’t see him joining us," a fourth chimed in.

The 20-year-old attacking-midfielder, who plays his football with Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundelsiga, already has had one goal and two assists from three appearances this season.

Manchester United were originally linked with Wirtz back in 2021, but Bayer Leverkusen managed to keep him on their books where he has continued to develop.

Speaking back in December 2021, Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller explained that the club were eager to keep the Germany international, but admitted he could outgrow Bayer Leverkusen and follow in the footsteps of Kai Havertz in future.

“At some point, maybe that day will come and this club will be too small for Florian, similar to Kai [Havertz].

“But that will still take a while. [My] wish is that Florian will stay with us for a few more years. That is important for us and for the whole of the Bundesliga and I think it’s his plan too.”

It remains to be seen whether he is on Erik ten Hag's radar, but fans certainly think the Dutchman should try and sign him, with Real Madrid and Liverpool also previously linked with the player.