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The Portugal star has followed in his hero’s footsteps for the club and the country, and never doubted his loyalty in the ongoing debate.
Bruno Fernandes says Manchester United have been the club of his dreams since he was a child, when he challenged his older brother by backing Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi.
Fernandes is following in Ronaldo’s footsteps at Old Trafford, making the same change from Sporting Lisbon and associating him on the international stage with Portugal.
Ronaldo and Messi are set to reignite their Champions League rivalry this season with Juventus tied alongside Barcelona in Group G, and Fernandes chose his side of the great debate long ago.
Wrote in The players’ rostrum: “It was the time of the young Messi and Cristiano and the peak of Ronaldinho. Wherever you went, the kids argued about who was the best, and of course it was no different between me and my brother. Who is going to win the Ballon d’Or this year? Who scores the best goals? Who is the GOAT?
“I was always Team Cristiano. My brother was always Team Messi.
Champions League Group G 🌟
Juventus vs Barcelona 🤩
Ronaldo vs Messi 🐐
Let the battle of the GOATS begin 🍿#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/K0Gxb5qz79
– Goal (@goal) October 1, 2020
“One Christmas my brother and I went to Switzerland to stay with my dad. At that time I was living there for work. This was before the internet made it easy to buy kits from around the world. In Portugal, you couldn’t always find Premier League uniforms and if you could, they were really expensive.
“One day we went to a Nike store and our dad let us choose two jackets. This was a great decision, you know? My brother chose a yellow one from Barcelona for Messi. And for me … well, I’m proud to say that even back then I was a sophisticated man.
“I chose Man Utd, of course. I still remember that jacket so clearly. Blue with a single white stripe and a little red. Thanks to Cristiano, the team of my dreams in England was United ”.
Young Fernandes has grown up to realize his dream in more ways than one, starring for United while becoming close to Ronaldo.
Patrice Evra has claimed that he and Ronaldo personally recommended Fernandes to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, while Fernandes himself says that Ronaldo is in regular contact to see how things are going at Old Trafford.
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