BRUNO FERNANDES has left Manchester United fans sweating on his fitness after he was spotted with “heavy strapping” on his leg.
The Portuguese midfielder, 28, was taken off before United beat Brighton on penalties to book a place in the FA Cup Final.
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The midfielder was spotted with heavy strapping on his right leg before the shoot-out
Victor Lindelof was the hero as he sealed a 7-6 shoot-out victory after a tense 120 minutes.
Fernandes, who was slammed for “sitting on his bum and not tracking back” by Danny Murphy, looked upset by the decision to take him off before Erik ten Hag decided to speak with him
He initially suffered a knock in the first half after appearing to get his foot stuck in the turf while turning.
Fernandes managed to play on until he was withdrawn in the 101st-minute.
But fears were sparked over his fitness after he was seen with the strapping on his leg while encouraging his team-mates prior to the shoot-out.
Then MUTV pundit Danny Webber claimed he spotted the star with “heavy strapping” on his leg after the game.
He said: “There is definitely something there.
“He rolled his ankle it swells and can become really painful.
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“You can take painkillers or anti-inflams and get through, he did really well to be fair.
“I thought he might not come out in the second half he lasted a lot longer.
“He was heavily strapped and its a case now of icing it, resting it. You can recover quite quickly providing the actual injury isn’t too bad.”
Ten Hag refused to give much away regarding the condition of Fernandes but both he and the club’s fans are desperate for him to be fully-recovered ahead of the run-in.
United meet top four rivals Tottenham on Thursday before a clash with in-form Aston Villa on Sunday.