Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes admits he could’ve done better for Portugal at Euro 2020.
The United star was a major disappointment for the deposed title holders.
He said, “We make evaluations in general.
“I do mine and I know what I could do. Maybe I could have given more, I have the quality to give more but it was not possible.
“I did not succeed but I gave everything in terms of commitment. For me, playing for the national team is a great pride and I will always give my best.”
Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes has ghosted at Euro 2020.
According to him, Fernandes has taken up space on the pitch but “not playing”.
Mourinho admits the Manchester United man has “incredible potential”, but isn’t showing the same abilities he usually offers at club level.
“Portugal at its highest level can beat anyone,” Mourinho said on talkSPORT.
“But we need to play with 11 players, in these two matches, Bruno Fernandes was on the pitch but not playing.
“I hope he turns up against France because he’s a player with incredible potential.”
He added: “Portugal has three fantastic attacking players, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano [Ronaldo] and [Diogo] Jota.
“We need that connection, but until now Bruno is not playing.”
Manchester United intend to double the wages of Bruno Fernandes.
The Mirror says the negotiation for higher pay is understood to be taking place just before the Euros kick off in June.
However, there’s a short window of time that the meeting can take place as there are just five days between United’s Europa League final against Villarreal on May 26 and Fernandes heading off on international duty.
If the deal can be done it’s believed the club are prepared to offer the star £200,000-a-week and it’s clear to see why.
The Portuguese star is the club’s top scorer after slotting 26 goals and creating 17 assists over 53 appearances in all competitions this season.
While Fernandes does have four years left on his United contract, the star’s form and influence at the club means he wants to know more about the club’s future.
Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani scored twice each as Manchester United took a giant step towards the Europa League final with a 6-2 drubbing of AS Roma on Thursday.
The emphatic victory was in their semi-final first leg game at Old Trafford.
Manchester United’s run of four semi-final losses under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be ended after next week’s second leg in the Italian capital then.
This was after Fernandes and Cavani gave a display of class, providing two assists each to go with their goals.
Roma paid the price for three first half injuries, including to goalkeeper Pau Lopez, which forced them to use all three sub windows before going in 2-1 up at the break.
But that should not disguise the impact of the quality provided by Portuguese midfielder Fernandes and Uruguayan forward Cavani which the visitors simply had no answer to.
Manchester United took a ninth-minute lead with a well-crafted goal.
Paul Pogba’s clever turn and pass to Cavani resulted in an inviting pass to Fernandes who expertly chipped past the advancing Lopez.
Six minutes later, though, Roma were awarded a penalty kick when Pogba slid recklessly into a tackle on Rick Karsdorp, with the full-back’s shot striking the outstretched arm of the Frenchman.
Lorenzo Pellegrini drilled home the equaliser from the penalty kick spot.
It got worse for Manchester United in the 34th minute when their former midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan fed Pellegrini in the inside left channel.
The Italian’s low cross was turned in by ex-Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko.
Roma coach Paulo Fonseca’s inability to freshen up his side from the bench in the second half proved decisive, however, as they wilted in the face of a determined Manchester United.
Cavani fired the home side back on level terms three minutes after the interval with a fine first-time strike after being slipped in by Fernandes following a swift break.
The Uruguayan completed the turnaround with a simple tap-in after Roma substitute goalkeeper Antonio Mirante failed to hold on to a low shot from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Fernandes made it 4-2 from the spot after former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling had clattered into Cavani, and Pogba headed in the fifth from, inevitably, a Fernandes cross.
There was still time for substitute Mason Greenwood to join in the fun with a confident finish after he was played in by the irrepressible Cavani.
It was not quite a repeat of Manchester United’s 7-1 win over Roma in the UEFA Champions League last eight in 2007, but it was still something.
It should give Solskjaer a chance to secure his first silverware as manager.
“I don’t feel the job is done. We did a good job and did well, but we know they have quality,” said the Norwegian.
“We took most of our chances today. So, we’re very pleased with that. The character showed —— we came back, we didn’t lose our heads. For five, 10 minutes at the end of the first half we didn’t look great, but we got it together.”
His counterpart Fonseca was left puzzled how a team that was leading at the break could have fallen apart so badly.
“It’s difficult to explain how the same team that did so well in the first half had that kind of second half.
“It’s hard to play against a side like Manchester United without having the substitutions,” he said.
“It’s positive to reach this stage of the competition anyway, and also to play like we did in the first half. But in the second half we got everything wrong.”
Manchester United will face the winners of the other semi-final between Villarreal and Arsenal.
The Spanish side won Thursday’s first leg in Spain 2-1.
Manchester United face a hefty new bill of Bruno Fernandes wins the Player of the Year this season.
According to The Times United will have to pay Sporting CP an additional £4.2m as part of their deal when they initially signed the 26-year-old in January 2020.
Fernandes joined the Red Devils for an initial £46.6m from the Portuguese club, which could rise to £67.8m if all his performance clauses are met.
And of those targets include a £4.2m pay-out if he either wins the PFA Player of the Year award or is in the top three for the Ballon d’Or while at the club.
Fernandes is enjoying a brilliant Premier League campaign at Old Trafford where he has scored 15 goals alongside 10 assists.
Premier League club Manchester United are ready to hand Bruno Fernandes a new contract.
The Sun says the Portuguese midfielder has been the best player in the last two campaigns for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s stuttering side but is way behind in the earnings charts.
He is expected to be handed a boost to his £100,000-a-week flat-rate wage.
He does earn more in incentives and bonuses, but is still way behind David De Gea, Paul Pogba and Co.
Fernandes is one of the lowest paid first-team players at Old Trafford, and is keen on a pay rise.
It is expected his money will go up to around £200,000-a-week flat, with extras on top of that for appearances, goals and trophies.
The ex-Sampdoria ace is only the seventh highest paid player, and earns only £20,000-a-week more than axed Juan Mata.
De Gea is on around £375,000-a-week, Pogba about £290,000 with Anthony Martial slightly behind.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is under no doubt how important Sunday’s clash at Liverpool is.
Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Anfield tie is between England’s two most successful sides – with United having won a record 20 English top-flight titles to Liverpool’s 19.
United are top of the table, three points above Liverpool in second.
“You don’t want your rivals at the same level as you,” Fernandes said.
The Portuguese midfielder added: “For the fans, the next day, going to talk to their friends who may be Liverpool fans it’ll be much better if they’ve been the winner rather than the loser.
“And it would be a lot more fun with 21 titles and Liverpool still on 19.”
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has revealed a chat with Cristiano Ronaldo helped assure him ahead of his move from Sporting CP.
Fernandes joined United a year ago from Sporting – and says he spoke to Old Trafford legend Ronaldo, now with Juventus, ahead of the transfer.
He told NBC: “I talked to him, especially because he knows the club better than I do.
“He gave me advice and it was important. I think everything would have been the same way, but when you talk to Cristiano it’s always better. We talked about the club, how big it is and how good it would be for me.
“The opportunity I would have to join a great club, have the opportunity to fight for titles. That was the best advice he gave me. He told me: ‘Go and please the fans and they will love you. So play your game and the best of you will appear’.”
Manchester United ace Bruno Fernandes is delighted seeing Edinson Cavani find his scoring boots for the Red Devils.
Cavani came off the bench, with United 2-0 down, to set up one goal and plunder two himself – including the winner in added-time – in Sunday’s thrilling 3-2 win.
Cavani has three goals in his last four appearances and is winning over those who were sceptical about United’s move for him on transfer deadline day.
United team-mate Fernandes, who was set up by Cavani for the first goal of the comeback, paid tribute to the 32-year-old’s poacher’s instincts.
“For me, he’s one of those strikers that can smell the goal, as you saw twice,” said Fernandes.
“He smelt the goal – you need to have this feeling to score these two goals.
“As I said some weeks and some months ago, Edi will help us and he’s helping already.
“For me, one of the best games he played was against Basaksehir in the Champions League.
“Nobody talks about that because he didn’t score, but he did an amazing game.
“He helps a lot and he will help more and more in the future.
“When you have strikers who move a lot, and they give you the chance to play balls for them, it is really good.
“I think every striker we have gives us options.
“I don’t want to go on personally about Edi or another player because it’s not fair, but of course Edi has qualities, everyone knows that.”
Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has revealed he passed up the opportunity to score a Champions League hat-trick to help the confidence of team-mate Marcus Rashford.
The Portuguese star scored twice in the Red Devils 4-1 rout of Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening – with Rashford’s spot kick and Daniel James’ late strike putting the finishing touches on a solid performance.
Fernandes’ two goals came in the opening 20 minutes as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side got off to a flying start, but when Rashford was felled in the penalty area, the Portuguese handed the ball to his team-mate to get on the scoresheet instead of going for the hat-trick himself.
“Of course every player wants a hat-trick,” Fernandes told BT Sport post-match.
“But after the game in the Premier League I told Rashford that he could take the next one so I remembered that and also he’s one of the top scorers in the Champions League so it’s important for him to get the confidence.
“It doesn’t matter who takes the penalty as long as the team scores.”