Fernandes: Don't point fingers
Bruno Fernandes has acknowledged the bravery of his Manchester United colleagues during the loss to Liverpool and refused to highlight individual errors.
Fernandes likened our performance in the first 30 minutes of the contest to our recent victory over Fulham, but conceded that Liverpool were clinical when mistakes led to opportunities for them to score.
"We started the game really well and got more chances," he told Sky Sports afterwards. "We have to be more clinical, this happened against Fulham too. They [Liverpool] were clinical."
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"I don't look at the stats but the game was tight," he added.
With United edging possession, both teams having the same number of shots on target and a similar number of touches in each other's penalty area, that rings true, regardless of how the defeat.
As captain, Fernandes is determined the Reds keep sticking together and he is also backing his team-mates' willingness to take risks and be brave in possession.
"We don't need to be pointing fingers at everyone, that won't help us now," he said.
"What's the point in saying Casemiro lost the ball or Kobbie [Mainoo] lost the ball? They lost the ball because they wanted to be brave. It's part of football. Don't make it individual."
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Nothing changes how important every player is to the overall group.
"Casemiro is more experienced than me. I don't need to tell him anything, he knows what football is about. He's played for the two best clubs in the world," Bruno continued.
"Kobbie is an excellent kid. I want him to try more and do this because it's part of his game. They are huge players for us and will keep being."