Wednesday, August 24, 2022

'I may know a thing or two' - Bruno Fernandes opens up on Cristiano Ronaldo's Man United future

 

Bruno Fernandes has been discussing Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United.

Ronaldo was benched for the visit of Liverpool on Monday night, with Erik ten Hag opting to start Marcus Rashford up top before Anthony Martial came on to spearhead the attack early in the second half. While the 37-year-old watched on from the bench, Fernandes played a starring role alongside his teammates in an impressive victory over Jurgen Klopp's team.

Jadon Sancho gave the Reds the lead in the first half with a cool finish. Rashford would double the advantage after half-time, breaking the offside trap to fire past Alisson.

Mohamed Salah pulled a goal back for the Merseysiders but it would prove to be only a consolation. At full-time, Fernandes, who had captained United against their rivals, was asked about Ronaldo's future at the Theatre of Dreams by Eleven Sports Portugal.

He replied: "There is a lot of speculation, but there is no one better than Cristiano to talk about it. I may know a thing or two, but I won't be the one to say it.

"Cristiano is calm. He worked well this week and did the work he has been doing, which he will continue to do so. For now, he is a United player. I don't know if he will leave or if he will not leave.

"As he said, he will speak soon and they will have time to hear his words and what he has to say. I don't think anyone has shown so far that there was no interest in Cristiano not staying.

"He can continue at a high level and give us a lot of goals but it's his decision. We have to respect what he wants to do, whatever he wants to do.

"If he's going to stay, we'll be happy about it; if he's going to leave because he thinks it's best for him, I'll be personally happy for him. The most important thing is that he's okay, playing at the highest level and making our country proud."


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'I may know a thing or two' - Bruno Fernandes opens up on Cristiano Ronaldo's Man United future

  Bruno Fernandes has been discussing Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United. Ronaldo was benched for the visit of Liverpool on...