Bruno Fernandes says his Manchester United teammates need to "give something back" to the fans and be disciplined on the pitch ahead of the Liverpool match on Monday evening.
United play their bitter rivals at Old Trafford with a backdrop of a fan protest against the Glazer family's ownership of the club. It has been a miserable start to the new season for fans of the club as United lost their opening two Premier League matches, while only three signings have been confirmed by the Reds.
The imminent arrival of Casemiro will provide steel to Erik ten Hag's midfield. Fernandes played in both matches against Brighton and Brentford and knows that the club need to put in a much better performance as they take on Jurgen Klopp's side. The United midfielder told the club's in-house media about how he sees the game as the perfect opportunity to breathe life into their new season.
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He said: “I have been saying this to a lot of people, there’s no better game to bounce back than playing against probably the biggest rival that we have. It's Monday night, at a full stadium with big support from our fans like always, so we have to be prepared.
“We know we have to give something back to them, it was a tough season, [the] last one, and a tough beginning of this season but we have to bounce back, and this is the right time to do it and we have to do it.
“For us, it’s another three points, nothing more than that but it’s a big game and because we play for them too, we have to give them that joy, to win these kinds of games, to go on Tuesday to work and be proud of their team. To go out and say that ‘we are Manchester United fans and we are really proud of what they did yesterday’. It’s about that for them.
“[We have to] enjoy the feeling of playing a game like this, enjoy playing at Old Trafford with a full stadium again, with the fans backing you and just do the best you can to give something back to them.”
The midfielder also offered his views on how United can get something from the match and what Ten Hag has asked them to do on the pitch.
Fernandes said: “Discipline. Discipline is really important, and what he’s [Ten Hag's] asked us to do, we have to do it, follow his principles, follow his rules and that is something that will give us points, give us results. Sooner or later I’m pretty sure we will get the points that we deserve if we are still confident and believe in the process that we have being true.
“We know that everything is new, but we have to follow the process and understand that there will be a moment that this will turn around.”
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