Bruno Fernandes lauds Raphinha after Leeds return

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Bruno Fernandes was amongst the players to send messages to Raphinha on Instagram after the Leeds United winger made his return from injury in the Whites’ win over Tottenham on Saturday.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men put their defeat to Brighton behind them in some style at Elland Road. They beat Spurs 3-1 – and they were unlucky to not score a few more with Hugo Lloris in inspired form.

Very little went wrong for the home side. And they received further boosts with Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha returning from injury.

It was Raphinha who set up Leeds’s third with a run down the left flank that ended with the ball being played across to Rodrigo. The Spaniard made no mistake.

Raphinha took little time to remind everyone of how dangerous he can be. It was his seventh assist of the season in the Premier League.

So it is little surprise that he was lauded by many of his teammates on social media following the win.

The likes of Robin Koch, Stuart Dallas and Luke Ayling expressed their delight at his return.

Meanwhile, there was also a message from Manchester United talisman Fernandes. Of course, the pair are good friends from their time at Sporting.

And Fernandes replied to Raphinha’s Instagram with a message which translates as: ‘I’m a fan’…