• Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes is the Premier League’s reigning player of the month – for February. Reuters.
    Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes is the Premier League’s reigning player of the month – for February. Reuters.
  • Bruno Fernandes in action against Everton in March. Getty Images
    Bruno Fernandes in action against Everton in March. Getty Images
  • Bruno Fernandes and other Manchester United players celebrate with Odion Ighalo after his goal against LASK in the Europa League. Getty Images
    Bruno Fernandes and other Manchester United players celebrate with Odion Ighalo after his goal against LASK in the Europa League. Getty Images
  • Bruno Fernandes was prolific for Sporting Lisbon, scoring 64 times in less than three seasons before joining United. Reuters
    Bruno Fernandes was prolific for Sporting Lisbon, scoring 64 times in less than three seasons before joining United. Reuters
  • Bruno Fernandes takes part in training ahead of the Europa League match against LASK. Reuters
    Bruno Fernandes takes part in training ahead of the Europa League match against LASK. Reuters
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    Bruno Fernandes celebrates with Anthony Martial during the Manchester derby. EPA
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    Bruno Fernandes in action during the Manchester derby. Getty Images
  • Bruno Fernandes runs off in celebration after scoring against Everton. Getty Images
    Bruno Fernandes runs off in celebration after scoring against Everton. Getty Images
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    Bruno Fernandes celebrates with Fred after scoring against Everton. Getty Images
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    Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. EPA
  • Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. EPA
    Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. EPA
  • Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes in action against Everton. Reuters
    Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes in action against Everton. Reuters
  • Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. AP Photo
    Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. AP Photo
  • Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. Reuters
    Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring against Everton. Reuters

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot get their kicks with garden football during coronavirus isolation


Ian Oxborrow
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The football season has come to an abrupt halt because of the worldwide coronavirus crisis, but that hasn't stopped Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot from getting some action.

The Portuguese pair took to what appeared to be the back garden of one of the stars for a competitive kick-about which was captured on camera.

Dalot then shared the footage on his social media, captioning it: "Quarantine life. After all, who won it, @brunofernandes? Let people decide."

The Premier League players take it in turns to go in goal and fire in shots at each other with varying degrees of success.

After one successful effort, Fernandes responds with Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark celebration in front of the camera.

The fun continues until Fernandes inadvertently deflects the ball high into a tree behind the goal and then struggles to get it back.

United's players have been told to train individually away from the club training complex in response to government guidance - although Fernandes and Dalot don't appear to have taken heed of that, unless the pair are living together.

Fernandes has been a revelation since joining United from Sporting Lisbon and won the Premier League's Player of the Month award for February.

The Premier League has been suspended until April 4, at the earliest.

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