Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United’s switch enterprise is arming them to “compete with the most effective”, which was his intention earlier than agreeing to a brand new contract at Outdated Trafford.
Midfielder Fernandes is the captain and star man at United and dedicated his long-term future to the membership final week forward of the beginning of the brand new Premier League season.
This was regardless of United falling to eighth final season, their lowest end within the Premier League period.
Erik ten Hag’s males did win the FA Cup, beating Manchester Metropolis within the remaining, however they have been unable to persistently compete with their rivals on the prime of the desk.
That wanted to vary for Fernandes to stay comfortable in Manchester, however he’s inspired by the early indicators, with United signing Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
Zirkzee scored a dramatic winner on his debut towards Fulham on Friday, guaranteeing United made a victorious begin to the brand new marketing campaign.
“The membership knew that I need to compete with the most effective groups,” Fernandes advised MUTV. “They knew that we wanted to enhance the staff. I feel we’re doing that.
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“Clearly, I mentioned to them: ‘I don’t want you to vow me that we’re going to win the league’. No-one can promise that.
“However at the very least that we are going to have a staff to compete and be aggressive by way of the season, to attempt to obtain silverware and to compete within the highest ranges.
“I feel the membership is doing that, making an attempt to carry individuals in to get extra gamers with high quality within the staff, to get extra aggressive, so everyone seems to be combating to your place.
“However my first selection was at all times to remain on the membership. It was not even calls for, however the issues that I wished to see: the membership going ahead, so I may see a future on that.
“To be sincere, I look now and I see that the membership is making an effort for that.”