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Yannick Bolasie Compares Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes to Kevin De Bruyne

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Sporting CP winger Yannick Bolasie has compared new Manchester United signing and former team-mate Bruno Fernandes to Manchester City talisman Kevin De Bruyne.

Expectations are high after United signed the Portugal international for a reported £47 million late in the January transfer window, per BBC Sport.

Bolasie—on loan at Sporting from Everton—told James Nursey of the Mirror Fernandes, 25, "has the lot" and compared the player with De Bruyne, who has pulled the strings at the Etihad Stadium since August 2015:

"When he was at Sporting he controlled all the matches.