Bruno Fernandes has been Manchester United’s standout player this season – but he is refusing to take credit for his side’s recent revival.
The Portuguese playmaker has totted up 11 goals and seven assists in United’s 17 matches and scooped his FOURTH Player of the Month award earlier this week – a record of any player in a calendar year.
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His good form has coincided with United’s surge up the Premier League table, with the Red Devils sitting three points clear of Liverpool ahead of Sunday’s North-West derby at the halfway stage of the season.
However, he has refused to take credit for his side’s turnaround, though he insisted his mindset may have helped others.
He said: “I’ve always been very demanding of myself but I came to a club that was very demanding.
“Maybe my mindset helped some players to be better.
“But it was not me changing the club. Manchester United means playing with pressure, responsibility.”
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted he is wary of the threat Fernandes poses ahead of the highly-anticipated clash at Anfield.
“He’s an outstanding player,” Klopp said at his pre-match press conference on Friday. “Before he joined United we played against Sporting on the USA tour and even in that game you could see… wow.
“Everybody obviously knew of him but that was the first time one of my teams played against him and you could see he was the difference-maker.
“That’s what he shows now [at Manchester United], he’s settled, very influential player for United, involved in a lot of things.”
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