Bruno Fernandes temporarily came to life at Manchester United after his departure from Sporting Lisbon in January, giving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s look a genuine boost.
The 25-year-old played a central role as United secured Champions League football for next season with a third-place finish in the Premier League, and also scored a penalty against FC Copenhagen in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Fernandes entered Sunday’s final clash with Sevilla after scoring 11 goals and providing 8 assists in his impressive 21 appearances thus far.
And revealing the first commands he won from Solskjaer, it is clear that the loose and dicy football that the Portugal foreigner presented has been one of the Norwegian’s plans from the beginning.
“The very specific coach,” Fernandes said on UEFA’s official website.
“He told me not to be afraid, to just be myself, that he knew very well why he had sought me out and what I was capable of doing, to continue taking dangers in a fit and the same mentality as me. Sports.
“To continue in the same vein as at Sporting: the fact that I have become captain, leader, to talk about what we had to do on the pitch. He told me to keep doing what I was doing, to keep giving orders in the field.
“He learned it intuitively from me, teaching my teammates about what we can do more productively in the game,” added Fernandes.
“He told me to keep doing that, to do what I think is most productive to play the game, as I did at Sporting, to be able to help the team in the most productive way possible.
“He’s right, but I hope it’s more vital to win to be right.”
After exiting both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup at the semi-final stage this season, Fernandes and United will look to go one step further in their encounter with Europa League veterans Sevilla.
And Fernandes insists that winning in Europe would give United an extra touch before next season.
“We have to win it because this club wants trophies and I think all the players, joining me, have to get used to winning trophies for the club so that we can live what it means to win a trophy for Manchester United and give us a spicy.” for next season, ” he said.
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