Ahead of United's Champions League knockout match with Atletico, Bruno Fernandez was present at the press conference with interim manager Ronnick, signaling that he would continue to start. Fernandez also responded to recent rumors in the British media that there were differences in the Manchester United dressing room, saying that the players were not dissatisfied with Lonnick and believed that the new coach had improved the red devils' playing style.
"No one pays more attention to the formation than the manager and the coaching staff." B Fee said, "We players have to follow the style of play that the manager thinks is the most suitable. In the club, I've never heard anyone complain about tactics and I hope no one does that, it's disrespectful to the coach. I think since the manager came, our playing style has become more identity."
Manchester United's new core also used his recent experience as an example of how the British media made up stories. On Friday, on his "Instagram," Fernandez posted a photo of him walking to the training ground with Eric Bai and Varane, writing: "I feel safe between these two people."
This sentence was interpreted by the British media as "Fernandez believes that Varane and Bai are the best centre-back combination" and is considered to be "attacking" Maguire. B Fee said: "Honestly, I think people question everything about our club and a new story comes out every week. When I was with Rafa (Varane) and Eric (Bay), I posted a post saying that I felt very safe between the two, which means that they are like my bodyguards."
"But people say, 'You're ridiculing Maguire.' Maguire isn't the only defender not in the photo, Lindloff isn't there, and neither is Phil Jones. So, it's just that people want to complain, they want to create problems, but the most important thing is that we have to stick together and do our job on the pitch."
In the match between Manchester United and Leeds United, Maguire scored a header to end the Red Devils' embarrassing stats of not scoring a goal in a corner for more than a year, and Fernandez stepped forward to hold his head in congratulations. The Portuguese midfielder also revealed what he had said to the captain at the time.
Fernandez said: "Harry (Maguire) scored, Paul [Pogba] slid to his knees like him, and I slapped his head and said his big head finally scored."
'Obviously, every one of us is happy with Harry because recently he's had trouble in this position and some of our games have been bad.' Fernandez added, "If the team fails to win, it is not because Harry didn't play well, or Bruno (Fernandes) didn't play well, but because the team as a whole didn't perform well." We don't blame someone in the dressing room, but rather understand how to get out of a bad situation. Win the game and you'll feel more confident. As long as we stick to the game plan and keep it from the first minute to the last minute, we can win the game."
Manchester United's Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has also recently been questioned, with Fernandez also supporting his compatriot, confident that he can score in the Champions League against Atletico. C Ronaldo is a Atletico nemesis who has completed hat-tricks and eliminated the Sheets Army many times.
"Cristiano [Ronaldo] has won the Champions League many times," Fernandez said, "and everyone knows that in this kind of game, he has the feeling of scoring goals, he always decides the winner or loser." Even when Cristiano won the title for the first time, he may not have been the most influential or experienced player, but he won and helped the team win the Champions League."