Manchester United spokesman Bruno Fernandes has admitted that the club have lost too many points at Old Trafford this season, although he insists United have improved and defied expectations of becoming second in the Premier League, and insists the club is “made for trophy “.
Fernandes has made an incredible impact since joining Manchester in January 2020, scoring more than one goal every two games and 23 just this season. He has also only been on the losing side on four occasions in 44 Premier League matches.
Fernandes has been a huge catalyst for Man Utd | LAURENCE GRIFFITHS / Getty Images
United still have a small step left before launching a serious title challenge, but they are still on track to come second this term for just the second time in eight seasons since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. They will end this season without a domestic trophy but are favorites to win the Europa League, and there is enough evidence that both short and long term progress has been made.
“It’s tough in England because the games are so close. Every team really has a chance to win the match. It’s 50/50 before each game, and we see it with the results. But we are doing better, says Fernandes to FourFourTwo.
“We can not drop as many points as we do at home, but we have been in others, and at the beginning of the season not many said that United would be second.
“After a few games and a bad start, no one said United could reach the top of the table, but we ignored what people said on the outside.
Fernandes is on the cover of the latest issue of FourFourTwo | FourFourTwo
“We knew what we were saying on the inside, we had confidence that things would improve, and they did. We still have to be the best United we can, but we have improved. ”
Fernandes has decided in the club’s philosophy to win trophies and is convinced that … ”We can not think of anything else at this club.
He added: “United is created for trophies and the whole atmosphere is around it. We reached the semis [of the League Cup] and lost to City, but that is not enough. It was not our time – we have to be in the final and win them. ”
Fernandes is not happy with losing in the semifinals | Pool / Getty Images
Fernandes, who last season became the second Portuguese player to win United’s prestigious Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award after Cristiano Ronaldo, has had his time in English football so far and can compare to his previous spells in Italy and his native Portugal.
After never being at the academy for one of Portugal’s big three, he took an alternative route to the top and moved to Serie B club Novara just before his 18th birthday. He later played for Udinese and Sampdoria before returning home to join Sporting CP when he would be 23 years old.
“We have ultrasounds in Portugal and in Italy as well, where I played for five seasons. They are more passionate than rational. In Italy, it is more passionate than Portugal. The followers live through football. For them, it is expressed in the game, “explained Fernandes, now 26.
Fernandes likes the football and fan culture in England Pool / Getty Images
“In England, it feels like people will enjoy the game as a show, as a theater or cinema. The atmosphere is cleaner. But in England, every match is played in a full stadium – it does not matter which team you play against. The atmosphere is really good and it’s nice to feel it. ”
This month’s FourFourTwo is in stores on Wednesday, April 7 and has a 10-page interview with Manchester United forward Bruno Fernandes.
Also in this issue, The Football League Top 50, an interview with Leeds star Raphinha and former Spurs star Steven Caulker opens. To subscribe to FourFourTwo for a special five issue for £ 5, go to: www.magazinesdirect.com/spring21
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