Manchester United player challenged the entire team — Fred opens up
Manchester United midfielder Fred has revealed that Bruno Fernandes was one of those who challenged Manchester United players to improve on their performances during our difficult run of games.
United went on a winless run of games, that involved appalling defeats to the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Watford and Leicester City, during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign.
The Norwegian has since been sacked, and United appear a resurgent side, winning two and drawing another two of their last four matches.
When asked to comment on United’s poor spell, Fred revealed it was hard for everyone to take, adding that both he and Bruno Fernandes were critical of the team during the time.
He told ESPN Brasil, “Everyone wants to have a great performance, both for themselves and the group, and if something goes wrong, we’ll demand from ourselves.
“We had some defeats, after the games, we questioned ourselves there in the dressing room. Bruno Fernandes challenged the others. I did, I demanded from myself too, I could have done better.
“So this is normal, if the performance isn’t good, you have to have this self-criticism, for yourself as well as for others.”
Fred was heavily criticised for ‘not giving enough’ under Solskjaer’s era, but the midfielder has shown noticeable improvements in recent games, scoring the winner in our last Premier League game against Crystal Palace.