Bruno Fernandes believes some Liverpool supporters turned on their team against Man Utd as his side claimed all three points at Anfield for the first time since 2016
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Harry Maguire’s late header sealed Man United a 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield - and Bruno Fernandes has given his verdict on the game
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Bruno Fernandes has claimed Manchester United reduced Liverpool supporters to booing their own side during the first-half of his side's win at Anfield. Harry Maguire’s header six minutes from time was enough to secure Ruben Amorim’s men a 2-1 victory after Cody Gakpo had initially cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo’s opener.
United, though, impressed in the first half and had multiple opportunities to double their lead. And Fernandes believes that the way his side set up resulted in some Reds supporters turning on their own team.
"It's always good to win games,” he said. “We know what this kind of games means for our club and fans and also for ourselves in the moment we are right now.
"It's really important because we needed three points. We know what it means for the fans and for the club to play this kind of rivalry.
"It's been a long time since the club won at Anfield. It's very important and happy to do it today.
"We knew we had to win our duels. In the first 10 to 15 minutes, we knew they would try to start the game very strong.
"During the first half, we knew they were under pressure when they had time on the ball. Their fans were putting themselves in a difficult position because they were booing a little for them to play a bit quicker. That's how Liverpool likes to play.
"We wanted to slow down their game and it would give us massive spaces down the middle. And we had to enjoy that. On the ball, we played very well in the first half. The second half we could have played a bit better.
Bruno Fernandes and his Man United teammates
Bruno Fernandes believes Man United managed to get some Liverpool supporters to turn on their own side at Anfield
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"Our shape always gives issues to teams. It's ungrateful to talk about the shape when we lose the games, it's ungrateful to talk about the shape when we win the games.
"We always believe in the system, either when we win or lose the game. It's about doing the right things in the right moments.
“We had to suffer during in the game, but we had to believe in what we prepared for the game would give us the win here.
"It's not going to mean anything if we don't win the game. We need to do it every week. We know the demand of this club is very high.
“Everyone was weird about back-to-back wins, but we have to focus on the next game. It was good to win to be closer in the table to where we want to be.”
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