‘I do things my way’ – ‘special’ Fernandes hits back at critics

Bruno Fernandes, the captain, insists that he will be his own man, and Manchester United would not have that without him.

The Portugal international scored a second consecutive goal to give United a 3-0 win over Leicester, which was his fifth goal in a week.

A hat-trick came after Real Sociedad’s 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad on Thursday, setting up a quarter-final spot with Lyon, and a strike in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw last weekend.

Fernandes’ performance came after former United skipper Roy Keane criticised him last month, saying “talent is not enough.” His team won by 13 points with victory at the King Power Stadium.

However, Fernandes, who has 16 goals and 15 assists this year, resisted criticism.

“Obviously, hearing those things about you is unpleasant, but it also motivates you, and it’s obvious that you have many areas to improve.”

If you’re wondering whether there’s a margin to improve or not, you need to take it in a positive way. Roy Keane deserves a lot of my respect.

“I respect everyone’s opinions, I respect Roy Keane, and I recognize that there is room for improvement in my game, my leadership, and everything I do in my life,” I said. “Obviously, not everyone will like or think in the same way.

This season, Fernandes has scored 31 goals in all competitions, with only Mohamed Salah (54) and Erling Haaland (33), the latter two players having the most goals.

Only Kevin de Bruyne (90), who made his United debut in February 2020, has allowed a team to have more assists overall in Europe’s top five leagues than Fernandes (80).

He stated to Sky Sports following his routine victory over second-placed Leicester: “We knew it would be challenging and we had to be at our very best.” We made mistakes in the transition during the first half, but in the second half, we improved our ability to control the game and achieve goals.

We felt that Arsenal didn’t have much pace up front, despite being a little more shrewd on the pitch.

“I believe there is some progress to be seen, but that has to keep going.” Important games are ahead of us.

I need to help my teammates because it’s a big part of my game and I want to score as many goals as possible. One of my traits is that I must get goals and use the edge of the box.

Fernandes set up goals for Rasmus Hojlund and Alejandro Garnacho before firing home a late strike, which Amorim also praised.

He’s a special guy in that regard, the United boss said, and he’s prepared and capable of recovering well. Although I’m not sure what lies ahead, I’m reading the performance department’s statistics and what I can see in the video game.

“I always see a Bruno who is dangerous and resilient in all circumstances.” He will remain there, therefore.

Bruno was already known to me. The way he works every day surprised me the most, which was unexpected.