Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from the dreadfully disappointing performance and result against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend. Erik ten Hag’s team travel to Portugal next week for a Thursday night fixture against Vitor Bruno’s side, the previous assistant manager who was promoted over the summer.
Bruno Fernandes, who was sent off in our 3-0 defeat against Spurs, has spoken positively about our trip on the continent next week, insisting in an interview with MUTV that we are aiming for the win.
It’s a side that always does really well in Europe, we have to be aware of that. It’s a team that has a great spirit, [are] improving a lot in the last few games, even if they lost the last game in the Europa League.
It is a team that has been improving under their new manager. We expect a really difficult game there, but we go there to win because it’s everything that we have to think about.
Following the Spurs game, Ten Hag spoke about the resilience the players would have to show after a performance like that.
I don’t want to talk today about progress after such a defeat. We have to deal with it and show resilience. We definitely don’t talk today about progress. We want, first, to deal with this defeat. We have to show resilience because this is not good enough. We have to accept this and, from this point on, we have to do things better.
The fans in the Stretford End didn’t give up singing and Ten Hag insists his players will also keep on fighting.
It means a lot to me. You see always there, together, the fans and the team. You saw also the spirit of the team was very good. They kept fighting and also created chances. We will learn from it. My players are strong characters and will bounce back. You’ve seen how they work and how the spirit is. There is no issue.
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