Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes involved in in-flight medical emergency

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been hailed as “an absolutely lovely man” after rushing to the aid of a man who collapsed during a flight from Manchester to Lisbon.

The 30-year-old was travelling to the Portuguese capital to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the Portugal national team for their upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Poland (November 15) and Croatia (November 18) when an in-flight emergency took place on board.

Bruno Fernandes saves the day on Manchester-Lisbon flight

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, fellow passenger Susanna Lawson explained Fernandes had been quickest to react when a man on the flight unexpectedly took ill.

“At some point during the flight, Bruno got up and went to the back, presumably to the toilet,” she explained. “After a couple of minutes, we heard, ‘Can we get help? We need help. Can we get some assistance?

“We turned around and Bruno was there and a gentleman looked like he was passing out and Bruno had caught him. The other stewards went running up the plane to help and luckily there was a spare seat right at the back, so they all got the gentleman into the seat.

“Bruno stayed with him, for, I think – I lost track of time – five or 10 minutes. What an absolutely lovely man”.

When Fernandes returns to Manchester, he will be under the orders of compatriot Ruben Amorim, who has replaced Erik Ten Hag as head coach at Old Trafford. Fernandes and Amorim narrowly missed each other at Sporting CP, with the midfielder leaving for United a little over a month before the 39-year-old was appointed as manager of the Lisbon club.

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