Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has said that the membership’s gamers should show their value and present they’ve the standard to signify the Pink Devils throughout a difficult interval within the membership’s historical past.
Fernandes got here to United’s rescue in Thursday’s Europa League match towards Rangers, scoring a dramatic last-minute winner that has left the workforce in a powerful place to succeed in the knockout levels of the competitors.
Nonetheless, regardless of the win, Manchester United at present sit thirteenth within the Premier League desk forward of Sunday’s match towards Fulham, and Fernandes insists the gamers want to point out resilience and character in these powerful occasions.
He additionally addressed head coach Ruben Amorim’s controversial remark that that is “the worst workforce possibly within the historical past of Manchester United.”
Fernandes urges Manchester United gamers to point out character throughout powerful occasions
“The fact is to play right here it’s a must to have that strain, it’s a must to have the balls to play for this membership – that’s what it’s,” Fernandes mentioned. “You need to really feel that in each second in each sport it’s a new likelihood to deliver us again to the place we deserve. Sadly for us this season, there have been too many ups and downs, and each time we appear to be getting there, we get punched once more and go down.”
He continued: “What we’ve got to do is each time we take a punch and go down, we should rise up and attempt to punch again.”
Fernandes responded to Amorim’s feedback concerning the workforce, saying: “I don’t need to hear my supervisor saying sure issues concerning the workforce as a result of I do know he doesn’t really feel it. However he made himself a part of that and when the supervisor makes himself a part of what he’s saying, nobody can get offended or dissatisfied by it.”
The Portuguese midfielder went on to elucidate: “When he says ‘the worst workforce in Manchester’, he speaks concerning the place we’re in, and once you take a look at the place we’re within the league, we’re within the worst place we’ve ever been.”
“So it’s a must to take it, that’s the fact sadly. We’re on this place for a very long time and the membership doesn’t belong there. However we’ve got to simply accept that and perceive we have to push ourselves to a lot larger issues and better positions.”
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Manchester United will likely be seeking to return to successful methods within the Premier League once they journey to Fulham on Sunday night, earlier than they tackle FCSB subsequent Thursday of their closing Europa League group match.
After that, they’ll face Crystal Palace at house on February 2, adopted by Leicester Metropolis within the fourth spherical of the FA Cup on February 7. These fixtures will likely be essential for Amorim’s facet as they try and get well from a tough begin to the season.
Fernandes, who has scored 9 targets and registered 11 assists in 32 appearances for United this season, will as soon as once more captain the 20-time English champions at Craven Cottage.
