‘He deserves to be in our history’ – Fernandes inspires Man Utd

In his 200th game for Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes summed up his significance to Ruben Amorim’s team in two moments.

The first, which came seven minutes after United won 2-1 over Chelsea at Old Trafford, was nicked off Chelsea captain Reece James, surged 40 yards downfield, and was denied a full-length save from Filip Jorgensen.

Fernandes roared at the Stretford End as a response. He yelled, “Come on, please.” He yelled three times.

Then, after being replaced by Kobbie Mainoo, he sat on the edge of his seat in awe of the triumphant conclusion of the game.

With his 100th goal for the club, Fernandes might have helped United win, but those two events highlighted how desperate the 31-year-old is for victory.

Amorim responded, “He deserves all the praise.”

The impact he has on the team is what counts, he says. The captain’s goal is to be the best he can be in every situation to improve the team, even though he may not be the best player at every game. He is carrying that out.

“I believe he can play better, but our team can do better together,” he said.

When United purchased Fernandes from Sporting for £47 million in January 2020, he immediately heightened their attack.

Since then, his temperament and game discipline have been frequently criticized.

United would have been in a terrible state without him, though.

Many people argued that Fernandes should leave after receiving a sizable offer from the Saudi Pro League.

However, United could have easily developed even more conflict than they have recently been if their recruitment judgment had been poor.

United will now have a chance to win their first Premier League game at Brentford on Saturday, surpassing Amorim’s previous record of winning.

However, they only managed to win two of three games under the former sports coach before the current campaign.

Fernandes’ abilities are insufficient for a second-placed Premier League title, an FA Cup, and an EFL Cup, and Amorim is aware of this.

That guy is deserving of being in our club’s history, not just for what he does but for what his team wins, he said.

Fernandes will play a deeper midfield position this season, according to Amorim.

Theoretically, it allows him to dictate games and gets him on the ball more frequently. It’s unclear whether that actually occurs. What transpires is that Fernandes’ inability to detect danger and track runs is exposed.

He was to blame for Phil Foden’s opener in the Manchester derby and Emile Smith Rowe’s equalizer for Fulham last month at Craven Cottage.

Given what he offers in response to his defensiveness, it might be annoying to be criticized. However, his emotions toward the end did not suggest that he was losing love with United, rather the opposite.

This game against a team that had a Champions League game on Wednesday and was reduced to 10 men after five minutes was one Amorim’s side should have won, despite the summer’s emphasis on the benefits of not having European distractions.

Given that the west London outfit will also have benefited from a full week off and have scored four goals in two of their previous three home games against United, a run that they are unbeaten, will present a new test next weekend in Brentford.

Casemiro will miss one more game because he is serving a one-game ban for two yellow card offenses, which Amorim claimed made the task of his side more difficult than it needed to be. Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount are both returning to fitness.

One of the more jovial press corps members asked Amorim if the Pontiff had been in touch after his memorable pre-game statement that the Pope was unable to persuade him to change his tactics.

He didn’t, either. However, there were good chances that Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a minority shareholder, would have reportedly watched events unfold from the directors’ box at some point.

Amorim joined in the fun, stating, “No, Sir Jim was here.

“I was joking,” I said. Don’t worry, you like it, guys. You find that to be true.