Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year ✅
United Players' Player of the Year ✅
FWA Footballer of the Year ✅
Premier League Player of the Season ✅
That's our Bruno 🐐
🚨 José Mourinho on signing Luka Modrić for Real Madrid CF in 2012 despite criticism:
“When Luka arrived, many people in Spain didn’t understand the signing. They looked at his body, his price, his quiet personality… and they judged him too quickly.”
“Some even called him the worst signing of the season after only a few months. In modern football, people want immediate magic. But football intelligence takes time to be understood.”
“I never doubted him for one second.”
“At Tottenham Hotspur F.C., I watched him control matches with calmness that very few midfielders in the world had. He was not the player who would score 40 goals or make headlines every week he was the player who gave balance to the entire team.”
“I remember telling people inside Madrid: ‘One day, you will realize this boy makes football look simple because his brain is faster than everyone else.’”
“Years later, he won everything Champions Leagues, league titles, even the Ballon d'Or. But honestly, none of that surprised me.”
“The real surprise for me was that people ever doubted him in the first place.”
🚨🎙️ Robin van Persie on Bruno Fernandes chances not been converted:
🗣️ “Bruno Fernandes has created 132 chances in the Premier League this season, yet only has 20 assists to show for it?
In fact, he's created 670 chances in the Premier League alone since he joined Manchester United. Now imagine if 40% of those chances were all converted.
Our forwards seriously need to step up next season, because you just have to imagine what these guys have done to Bruno.
If our frontline possessed even an ounce of elite, cold-blooded composure, Bruno would be sitting on a completely untouchable assist tally right now.
Instead, he has to practically double his workload just to drag us over the line, casually creating 58 more chances than any other player in the league this season just to equal the 20-assist record.
Our boys have to do much better next season. We cannot keep wasting the peak years of the most creative playmaker the Premier League has ever seen.”
🚨🗣️ Francesco Totti on Bruno Fernandes being compared to Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne:
“I have never seen a player like that. Before he gets the ball, he already has plan A, plan B and plan C in his head.
I enjoy watching him play because he understands football differently. What makes his achievements even more incredible is that he’s breaking Premier League assist records in one of the weakest Manchester United teams in recent years.
People compare it to what De Bruyne and Henry did, but they had dominant teams built to win everything around them. Bruno is doing this while carrying the creativity, pressure and responsibility of the entire team every week.
De Bruyne and Henry had systems that worked perfectly. Bruno often has to create the system himself during games. That’s what makes him truly special.”
There are places we pass through in life… and there are places that become part of who we are.
Manchester will forever be my home.
To the city, the club, and every supporter, my sincerest thank you. These past four years have been unforgettable, filled with moments my family and I will carry with us for the rest of our lives. There simply aren’t enough words to describe the happiness and warmth we’ve felt here.
Thank you for every cheer, every memory, and for making us feel at home from the very first day.
Forever a Red Devil ❤️