Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has been criticised following the club’s goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday. The Portugal international was an anonymous figure at Selhurst

Park as his side dropped more points in the battle to finish in the Premier League top four. And Lee Sharpe isn’t sold on the 26-year-old. United were poor against Palace, slumping to a

third goalless draw in a row. Fernandes has now gone three matches without scoring or assisting for the Red Devils, his longest barren run since his move from Sporting Lisbon in the January

transfer window of 2020. And Sharpe, speaking to Ladbrokes, has claimed Fernandes hasn’t really done anything since setting the world alight during his early months at the club. He said:

SPORT? TEST YOUR SPORTING KNOWLEDGE WITH OUR TRICKY QUIZ “For me, he seems to give the ball away far too cheaply and he's not getting as involved as I'd like. “Whether it's

down to where the manager is playing him or Ole's instructions on what he wants him to do, he just doesn't seem to be getting involved anywhere near as much as he used to.

“It's always going to be harder playing against the top teams, but that's when you want your key players to stand up and produce something magical, but sometimes I feel like United

sort of wing it in those games. DON’T MISS MANCHESTER UNITED ‘BUZZING’ ABOUT PELLISTRI AND DIALLO TOTTENHAM STAR SON HEUNG-MIN 'WOULD CONSIDER REAL MADRID MOVE’ LIVERPOOL SAW THREE

DEADLINE DAY DEALS FAIL BEFORE SEALING OZAN KABAK TRANSFER “They don't really have a plan. “Yes, they move it around and they pass the wall well but if they come up against a

well-organised defence, they struggle to create anything and I don't think they have a real plan in place at times.” Sharpe feels United need more attacking stardust, endorsing pursuits

of Borussia Dortmund pair Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland. “Edinson Cavani, we're seen, struggles to stay fit and perform week-in, week-out, whereas Haaland has proven himself over the

last few years as one of the best in the world in that position. “If they were to go out and get those two names in then they wouldn't be far off being a real team. “Daniel James has

come from Swansea, jumped up a division to come and play at Old Trafford. He's still young, he's raw and he's got a lot to learn, but he's just not at the same level as

the kind of players United should be looking to sign and start every week, like Jadon Sancho. “I don't think United are far off being a title-winning side at all, really. “When

you're in that position, you've first and foremost got to make sure that you're structurally sound in defence and I think they've got that in Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and

Aaron Wan-Bissaka. “Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly are a handy pair to have as well. They could possibly bring in another central defender but I don't think that would make too much a

difference. “It's more about the midfielders sitting in front of that defence and protecting them - particularly in the big games. I think Nemanja Matic does a good job of it when he

comes in. “I’m not sure about Fred. One minute he's doing something brilliant, the next he's doing something an under-15 schoolboy would do. “He's liable to give the ball away

on the edge of his own box and he's just as liable to carry the ball, beat a couple of players and slot the ball through to someone to score a goal. “I think really it's about

those holding midfielders doing their job, that helps on the clean sheet front. “If they can bring in Haaland and Sancho then you don't need me to tell you they'd have a forward

and attacking midfield line as good as anyone's in the world.”