The Scout looks at players in Fantasy Premier League who have impressed in the FIFA World Cup 2022 matches.
Bruno Fernandes (MUN) £9.8m
The Manchester United playmaker continued his improved run of form by supplying two assists in Portugal’s 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday.
See: PL player World Cup tracker
Fernandes was among a Portugal line-up that also featured Manchester City trio Joao Cancelo (£7.4m), Ruben Dias (£5.9m) and Bernardo Silva (£6.9m).
The Red Devils midfielder now has three goals and three assists in his last four matches for club and country.
That all-round influence suggests Fernandes could be a big differential when domestic action resumes on 26 December.
He is owned by a mere 2.1 per cent ahead of a favourable run of opponents for Man Utd.
According to the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), seven of their first nine matches after the season resumes score only two.
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Richarlison outshines Son
Elsewhere, there were mixed fortunes for Tottenham Hotspur pair Richarlison (£8.4m) and Son Heung-min (£11.6m).
Richarlison thrived in his role as a centre-forward for Brazil, scoring both their goals in a 2-0 win over Serbia.
Son, meanwhile, made his return from injury after missing the last two matches prior to the season break.
But along with Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez (£9.0m), he blanked as South Korea and Uruguay played out a goalless draw.
Nunez’s Liverpool team-mate Alisson (£5.5m) and Chelsea centre-back Thiago Silva (£5.4m) were part of the Brazil backline that earned a clean sheet.
However, there were limited minutes for two of Fantasy’s most-popular players, Arsenal duo Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m) and Gabriel Martinelli (£6.8m).
Owned by 55 per cent and 48.5 per cent respectively, they featured only as late second-half substitutes for Brazil.
England stars back in action
A host of Premier League stars are in action on Friday as England take on USA.
Bukayo Saka (£8.0m) was the standout performer in the 6-2 win over Iran on Monday, scoring twice, while both Harry Kane (£11.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£9.7m) were also involved in two goals.
Elsewhere, Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) and Nathan Ake (£5.0m) seek a second successive clean sheet as the Netherlands face host nation Qatar.
Today’s matches
10:00 GMT Wales v Iran
13:00 GMT Qatar v Senegal
16:00 GMT Netherlands v Ecuador
19:00 GMT England v USA