Bruno Fernandes didn’t hold back after Manchester United’s latest meltdown.
The captain admitted what every fan is thinking after United’s humiliating 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, this isn’t just a rough patch. This is the worst it’s ever been.
“It’s easy to criticise because this club has never suffered like this,” Bruno told Sky Sports in a brutally honest post-match interview. “We are in this position because we have not been consistent in the performances we put out.”
United now sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table, a place they haven’t been this deep into a season in decades. While the first half at St. James’ Park looked promising, the team completely fell apart in the second. Newcastle ran riot. And Fernandes knows the club is spiraling.
“We lack being more fearless, being more brave,” he admitted. “Today this was not the case because we ended up conceding goals by trying to be brave.”
It’s the kind of honesty fans rarely get from top-level footballers, and yet it only echoes the frustration they’ve felt all season. From erratic line-ups to defensive horror shows, United just haven’t looked like a side capable of challenging for anything, let alone winning silverware.
But Fernandes isn’t ready to throw in the towel just yet. With a season-defining Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon just days away, the Portuguese midfielder is rallying his squad, and calling on the fans.
“Our fans have been there all season during bad moments,” he said. “Today they were there at the end trying to cheer us up. It’s time we give something back.”
That chance comes on Thursday night, when Manchester United will try to salvage their season with a win that could keep their only realistic hope of a trophy alive.
Speaking to Manchester United TV, Bruno Fernandes made it clear: “We will fight back on Thursday. We will put everything back on the pitch that we have to do. From tomorrow on, fresh legs, fresh minds… together with the fans, we are going to do something special again.”
But fans are skeptical. The disconnect between the club’s history and their current reality is hard to ignore. One of the most decorated teams in football history now looks like a side unsure of its identity, and running on fumes.
Whether the fight Fernandes is promising actually shows up in Lyon remains to be seen. But for now, his words are at least a reminder that someone in red still gives a damn. And that might be all supporters can cling to as the chaos continues.
