Bruno Fernandes and the entire Manchester United team saw themselves close to experiencing a new nightmare after the first half of the Champions League match against Roma. But it was a penalty taken twice and finally scored by the Portuguese that started the overthrow that brought the final 3-2 victory over the yellows. The former Novara, Udinese and Sampdoria footballer was very charged after the match, with an interview without any special filters, which also ended with the use of vulgar language, forcing the television to apologize live.
Adrenaline can cause unpleasant situations, especially after a victory of this kind, which could represent a turning point for a team that has had a disastrous first half of the season. Bruno Fernandes was very frank in acknowledging United's difficulties and the importance of the penalty scored after a first execution that was not up to standard. He also justified the fans, who in previous matches had applauded the manager and whistled the players.
The conversation heated up somewhat when discussing the possibility that the group had played to save Carrick: "No, we shouldn't save anyone's place. The club needed this win. The players needed this win. It was something we needed as players, as a group, together with the staff. We've worked hard to get out of this situation together. It's been difficult. There's been a lot of speculation in the media, a lot of lies about a lot of things that have supposedly happened at this club between me and the manager."
Bruno Fernandes: "We don't need to 'save' anyone's job. The club needed that win... The manager put me on the bench because I wasn't performing and that's fair. People felt it was a punishment for my words. If it was, it was right. The manager makes the decisions, I have to accept."
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Denying any rumors of a disagreement between Fernandes and the former Red Devils midfielder, the footballer decided to use strong words and even escaped with a curse: "They said that we had made up afterwards, when in fact nothing like that had happened. The coach made the decision to leave me on the bench because I was not playing at the level I needed. And that is right. Everyone interpreted that decision as a punishment for the words I had said. Even if that had been the case, it would have been right. The coach is the one who makes the decisions. I have to accept them. I have to move on. This does not change the trust I have in the coach, the staff and every footballer at this club. And it does not change my objective to win every single match I have ahead of me."
An awkward situation arose in the Prime Video studio, where moderator Gabby Logan was forced to publicly apologize to viewers. The video of the interview was then cleaned up before being published on social media, with a “beep” sound signal inserted at the right moment to cover Fernandes’ vulgar words. A somewhat peculiar situation, considering that during matches it often happens that footballers swear and use language that is not at all clean.
