(PLO)- Captain of Manchester United Bruno Fernandes shares an emotional conversation with Erik ten Hag when saying “I want to cry”.
Bruno Fernandes was appointed team captain Manchester United this summer to succeed Harry Maguire, who was stripped of the captaincy by head coach Erik Ten Hag. And Bruno Fernandes revealed his feelings when he learned he was the new captain of the Old Trafford team. The Portuguese midfielder’s sharing took place right before Manchester United lost 1-3 to Brighton in round 5 of the Premier League at Old Trafford last night, September 16.
(PLO)- Fans Manchester United Angrily booed Erik Ten Hag’s controversial substitution decision in the 1-3 loss to Brighton. The Dutch teacher is said to be at risk of being fired by the Old Trafford team.
Bruno Fernandes admitted he “wanted to cry”, which were tears of joy when he learned he was chosen by Erik ten Hag to captain Manchester United. Ten Hag has no shortage of candidates to succeed Maguire as captain. Defenders Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw are all potential leaders, as well as MU also owns world-class midfielder Casemiro.
However, Bruno Fernandes is the obvious choice for Ten Hag. The Portuguese international has played a starring role at MU, since he arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting in January 2020. And with Maguire not playing in most matches last season, Ten Hag gave the MU captaincy to Bruno Fernandes.
Bruno Fernandes captained MU in many matches last season, after Maguire lost his official position. Previously, Erik Ten Hag mentioned Bruno Fernandes on MUTV: “Of course he is ready, that is Bruno Fernandes. He is tough, he is responsible, he wants to play football.
And of course, we are happy that Bruno Fernandes is there because he is a big player for us and he makes a big impact in every game. Bruno Fernandes is the captain of Manchester United, so we are really happy.”
There are many mixed opinions about Ten Hag giving the MU captaincy to Bruno Fernandes. Many people criticize Bruno Fernandes for always having an irritable attitude on the field. However, no one denies Bruno Fernandes’ love for MU, as well as his talent and leadership qualities.
Now, Bruno Fernandes has shared details about the process when he was chosen by Ten Hag to be the MU captain to succeed Harry Maguire. Bruno Fernandes reveals how important that is to him.
Explaining on MUTV, Bruno Fernandes said Erik Ten Hag wanted to give him the decision in front of the whole team. The Portuguese midfielder affirmed that the Dutch strategist did not even ask him if he would accept the captaincy of the “Red Devils”.
Bruno Fernandes said: “Erik Ten Hag showed me why he chose me, why he was happy with everything I did in the past. It was great to hear from Erik Ten Hag and even better to know I will be the new captain of the club.”
When asked specifically by MUTV channel about his feelings when elected captain of MU, Bruno Fernandes opened up: “Mixed feelings. I wanted to cry, of course I was happy. You dream about these things, but you never think you can achieve them.”
Bruno Fernandes added: “Portugal and Manchester United have a connection through Cristiano Ronaldo. I admired Ronaldo as a player. Then, when I joined Manchester United, I was extremely happy. Becoming the team The captain of this club is above my dreams.”
(PLO) – Coach Erik Ten Hag criticized Manchester United stars in their humiliating defeat against Brighton at home at Old Trafford.
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