Manchester United’s players are unsurprisingly in high spirits after their thumping 5-1 opening day victory over Leeds, and a small group of them continued the camaraderie by heading out for lunch on Friday.
Bruno Fernandes and David de Gea were pictured enjoying each other’s company, with the playmaker even reduced into fits of laughter, after the superstars dined in style at Cibo Restaurant in Hale Village, Cheshire.
Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic joined them for the trip out the day before they travel down to Southampton, and nearby onlookers appeared amused as the party joked around while they left the building and parted ways.
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David de Gea (left) and Bruno Fernandes shared a joke as Manchester United stars dined out
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De Gea and Fernandes were joined by Juan Mata (centre) and Nemanja Matic (left)
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Fernandes and Mata were spotted laughing as they walked, with De Gea giggling at the backOn their website, Cibo describe themselves as being a ‘modern day, classic Italian restaurant’, and serve hand-made pasta, pizzas, seafood and meat dishes using what they call ‘only the finest ingredients’.
And it appeared that the United players were left impressed by the occasion. Mata and Fernandes looked to share a joke while they walked away, while goalkeeper De Gea, within ear shot behind them, also let out a laugh.
Matic, meanwhile, gave his long-standing team-mate De Gea a fist bump as the group split up on the pavement, while the other three carried on. It was then, as they crossed the road, that De Gea and Fernandes continued to josh about.
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Matic and De Gea looked to part ways with a fist bump after they finished dining in Cheshire
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Mata, De Gea and Fernandes continued to walk down the pavement as the diners watched on
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Clearly in high spirits, De Gea and Fernandes enjoyed each other’s company with another joke