Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has claimed that his side forced Liverpool supporters to boo their own team during the first half of their 2-1 win at Anfield
Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United managed to get some Liverpool supporters to turn on their own side at Anfield
Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United managed to get some Liverpool supporters to turn on their own side at Anfield
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Bruno Fernandes believes Manchester United's first-half performance at Anfield resulted in Liverpool supporters turning on their side. Harry Maguire's header six minutes from time secured the Reds a huge 2-1 victory.
The win was United's first at Anfield since 2016 and gave head coach Ruben Amorim back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time since arriving last November. Bryan Mbeumo fired his side ahead after just 63 seconds before Cody Gakpo restored parity 12 minutes from time.
However, United were excellent during the first-half and had numerous opportunities to double their lead. And Fernandes has claimed his side's approach to the game resulted in some Liverpool supporters turning on their side.
"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.
Bruno Fernandes celebrates after Harry Maguire put Manchester United 2-1 up against Liverpool at Anfield
Bruno Fernandes celebrates after Harry Maguire put Manchester United 2-1 up against Liverpool at Anfield
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"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.
"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.”