Liverpool vs Man United: Bruno Fernandes ‘Upset’ After Draw

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes expressed his dissatisfaction following his team’s 2-2 draw at Premier League leaders Liverpool, questioning why they cannot deliver similar performances week in and week out.

Fernandes provided an assist for Lisandro Martínez’s opening goal and was named player of the match for his performance in the draw, which gave United and head coach Ruben Amorim some much-needed respite after a difficult run of four consecutive defeats in all competitions, including losses to Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Bournemouth in the league.

“I’m pretty upset because if we showed this today against Liverpool, why can’t we do this every week?” Fernandes said to Sky Sports after the game. “We said before the game, we need much more from ourselves to get something from this season. We need to look forward and demand more.”

The Portugal international went on to say that he wasn’t worried about the effort levels for the Liverpool match, given its significance, but instead was concerned about the upcoming game against Southampton, following their FA Cup match against Arsenal.

“I wasn’t worried about people putting in effort today because it’s Liverpool, everyone’s going to try to do their best,” he added. “I’m more worried about Southampton after playing Arsenal.”

Fernandes acknowledged that the team’s effort levels were higher than in previous weeks, attributing the improved performance to their collective passion.

“Today was about putting real effort into the game and playing with passion,” Fernandes said. “You have the tactics, but at the end of the day, you need to put in the effort, and that’s why we got something from the game today. It can’t stop here. We have to bring this frustration into the next games and understand that this has to be our level. If we can do it at Anfield, we need to do it every week.”

Ruben Amorim shared a similar sentiment, admitting he was more frustrated with past performances than with the draw against Liverpool.

“I think I get more mad because of the other games,” Amorim said. “It’s even harder to understand some things. This is not about the system or technique, it’s about something else. It’s something that we need to be really consistent with. We had this talk after beating City, and it was the same. We can talk, but we need to show and do it. The best thing is tomorrow we have training, and we have to maintain the same level of mentality.”

United’s next match is against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup third round, followed by a home game against Southampton, with United currently sitting in 13th place in the league after 20 matches.