I'm surprised by the amount of people who think Fred played well today. Our midfield was like a fishing net, holes all over. He was very busy, he did well doing the stuff we know Fred excels at e.g. pressing, showing energy etc. Declan Rice pretty much dominated him though. Ole was right in his post match interview on MUTV, we'd have lost 5-0 if we'd had played Barcelona today: a big part of that was our lack of control in midfield.
I struggle to understand how fans who watched the last 20 years of Man Utd players can think Fred is actually putting in anything about 6/10 performances. Nicky Butt and Darren Fletcher were levels above Fred and, in our best sides, they were squad players. IMO it just shows how expectation levels have been managed down since Moyes. If Fred is the answer then we're asking Europa League ambition level questions.