Annoyed footballer Bruno Fernandes mentioned if Manchester United can carry out at Anfield, they need to “do it in all places” after the crisis-hit facet secured a 2-2 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
Cody Gakpo cancelled out Lisandro Martinez’s shock opener for United on Sunday earlier than Mohamed Salah put Liverpool forward from the penalty spot, however Amad Diallo scored a late equaliser.
United completed the match the stronger, and defender Harry Maguire spurned a last-kick probability to win the sport by firing over the bar from Joshua Zirkzee’s squared move.
The purpose for Liverpool takes them six away from second-placed Arsenal with a recreation in hand. United are method down in thirteenth place, however at the least they’ve ended their four-game losing run.
“We have now been criticised, and pretty,” United captain Fernandes instructed Sky Sports activities. “Our place within the desk says all of it. We have now misplaced too many factors. Even at the moment, we will’t be pleased with a degree. We’d like the factors and we may’ve received the sport on the finish, but it surely’s a good outcome. Each groups performed good soccer.
“I’m fairly upset. If we present this stage at Liverpool, first within the league, why can’t we do that in all places? It frustrates me. Additionally, lastly I did a correct efficiency. We mentioned we’d like far more from ourselves to get extra from this season.”
The midfielder mentioned subsequent week’s FA Cup tie at Arsenal can be powerful for the holders however “we need to get to the ultimate once more”.
“We all know how powerful it’s to play towards Liverpool,” he mentioned. “At this time, we put in an actual effort to the sport. Enjoying with some ardour and coronary heart is what’s going to offer you one thing from the sport. You must put in effort and that’s why we took one thing from at the moment.
“It may’t cease right here. We have now to convey this frustration to the following recreation to know this needs to be the extent. If we will do it at Anfield, we’ve to do it in all places.”
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Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk mentioned it may have been worse for his crew if Maguire had transformed a late probability. “I’m positively disillusioned with dropping factors at residence however it’s what’s and we’ve to maneuver on and we’ll,” he mentioned.
“We discovered the 2-1 after which it’s about attempting to handle the sport and preserve the ball for longer than three and 4 passes. We misplaced the ball too simply at instances after which we have been extra open than we must always have been. We’re not good. We’re nonetheless studying and we’ve to study from this as nicely.”
The defender mentioned Liverpool had not underestimated United, regardless of their rivals’ troubles this season.
“That’s all of the media, media discuss,” he mentioned. “It’s nothing to do with us. We ready for a really powerful recreation like we’ve seen at the moment. We didn’t suppose any of that.”
United supervisor Ruben Amorim has endured a wretched begin to his time in cost at Outdated Trafford, with the membership slipping to 6 defeats in September, culminating within the four-match dropping streak.
“We’re in a tough second,” Amorim instructed Sky Sports activities. “In case you play towards Liverpool every single day, we’ll get better positions like that. However if you happen to play towards any opponent, we might want to do it. We have now confirmed we will do it. The best way we have been actually aggressive – that’s what we have to be going ahead.
“It’s not simply the gamers, all of the workers within the membership. I’m comfortable for the efficiency, not for the outcomes. However I’m actually mad for the opposite video games,” Amorim continued after United slipped to that fourth straight defeat, and sixth within the month of December, towards Newcastle on Monday.
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“After all, we’re going to enhance in coaching, however it’s the method we confronted the sport, not from the coaching,” he continued. “You may ask any fan – the best way we struggle, the best way we kick, the best way we struggle for the ball. It’s so clear.
“At this time I really feel the gamers actually wished it. The vital factor is to not chill out tomorrow and return to the identical performances. I’ll do the whole lot to make the gamers perceive, they need to undergo in a recreation. I’m actually attempting on the fundamentals and we’ve to maneuver on.
“Congratulations on the efficiency, however not the outcome. Everybody will say the gamers did the whole lot proper, so I’m allowed to be upset [with them for the other results] at the moment.”
