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The Portuguese midfielder will lead the Red Devils into the Champions League battle on Tuesday after being named captain of a clash with PSG.
Bruno Fernandes admits that he finds it “funny” that he was selected as Manchester United captain in the absence of Harry Maguire.
The Portuguese midfielder will lead the Red Devils into the Champions League battle against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Maguire would normally assume that responsibility, but England’s international center has been pulled from the firing line after enduring a difficult few weeks with the club and the national team.
Fernandes will step in, and the 26-year-old will be more surprised to get the nod from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He told United official website: “My reaction was funny because I didn’t expect to be the captain, of course. I found out at the press conference and it was fun because I wasn’t expecting it, but I’m very happy.
“It is an honor for me to be captain of such a great club and to be captain of the team. You will have the bracelet, but you must be the same and the leadership must be the same as before.
“I think that everyone has their own way of being a leader and this [game] it will be the same for me and others. It will only be that I will have the bracelet on my arm. “
Fernandes has already assumed captaincy during his time at Sporting and is confident that he can lead by example.
Pressed on what kind of pattern it will be, the talented playmaker said, “I’m a loud gamer, so it’s not like I’m just a loud captain!
“I’m always talking to my teammates, trying to help them and, as I said before, it will not be different from the other games, so I need to be completely the same Bruno, but knowing that maybe I have more responsibility. than before. “
Fernandes has only been at Old Trafford since January, with just 27 appearances for United, but he prides himself on having risen high enough in the pecking order to be deemed worthy of the bracelet.
He said: “As I said before, for me it was a surprise because I have not been at the club that long but I think it is important for me to be the captain, and that shows that the coach likes me and loves me. be here and believe in my leadership ”.
Fernandes scored and suffered a rare penalty in his last outing for United, in a 4-1 Premier League win over Newcastle, and will be determined to help the Red Devils come out of the blocks in what promises to be a continental test campaign Solskjaer’s side in the ‘Group of Death’.
