Bruno Fernandes has spoken about his time at Manchester United and the criticism aimed at him over his performances in current periods.
Fernandes joined Manchester United in January 2020 and experienced an immediate influence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, contributing with goals and helps aplenty.
Even so, matters received quite complicated for him and Manchester United in the very last yr as the club struggled for type, with Solskjaer finding the sack and getting replaced by Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis ahead of Erik ten Hag joined.
Fernandes has now responded to the criticism he has confronted for his performances, comparing it to that of an Arsenal signing who joined just right before him but struggled to make an influence as properly.
Fernandes speaks on criticism
The Portuguese midfielder compared his signing to that of Arsenal’s shift for Nicolas Pepe, who moved to the Gunners for a club-record rate in the summertime prior to him.
Pepe arrived in on the again of a fine season with Lille, but hardly designed an impression at Arsenal under equally Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta, prior to getting loaned back again to France with Pleasant this past summer season.
Fernandes has said the identical criteria weren’t held to Pepe as they were to him, as his very good start to lifetime at Old Trafford lifted the bar also substantial.
Bruno Fernandes on Ole Gunnar Solskjær: “He however sends me some messages and says congratulations for selected items. He’s anyone who I want to continue to be in touch with. I stated that to him right before he left the club.” [@TheAthleticUK] pic.twitter.com/AtpwdOH2aw
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“He [Nicolas Pépé] had some poor online games and absolutely everyone was saying, ‘He continue to has to adapt’ [to the Premier League], but when Bruno was having a poor recreation, it was just mainly because he was moaning or not focused on the video game,” Fernandes informed The Athletic.
Fernandes then spoke about Erik ten Hag, and the affect the Dutch manager has experienced considering that joining Manchester United over the summer time interval, inspite of a difficult start off in the Leading League
“Initially of all, he [Ten Hag] has an concept. He has a type. You have to follow his guidelines. He is demanding on that. And I like that. He has introduced discipline, which is anything I imagine we missed in the past. All people have to be on the exact same web page.”
